United States Attorney Richard B. Roper
Northern District of Texas

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, MAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN
FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSING, TRANSPORTING AND SHIPPING
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

DALLAS — Kevin D. Moore, who was convicted by a federal jury in Dallas in March on one count of transporting and shipping child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor to a total of 360 months (30 years) in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas. Judge O’Connor also sentenced Moore, 45, of Grand Prairie, Texas, to serve a lifetime of supervised release.

In September 2005, Moore traveled to Ottawa, Canada, with a laptop computer that contained movie files of child pornography. When he arrived at MacDonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, Moore told Canadian Border Services that he was entering the country for five days to install equipment. The immigration officer asked if he had anything prohibited on his computer and Moore advised that he didn’t but that his brother also uses his laptop. Moore was then referred to a secondary screening where child pornography files were discovered on his laptop computer. The same day he was arrested.

A total of 13 movie files containing child pornography were located on Moore’s laptop computer. In addition, the computer had adult pornography and evidence-eliminating software called “History Kill” and “Spyware” software. A disk containing child pornography belonging to Moore was given to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials by Moore’s family. The disk contained adult pornography, child pornography movies and still images.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov/.

U.S. Attorney Roper commended the investigative efforts of ICE, the Canada Border Services Agency and the Ottawa Police Services. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Aisha Saleem and Alex Lewis.

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