United States Attorney James T. Jacks
Northern District of Texas
THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/txn/
PHONE: (214)659-8600
FARMERS BRANCH MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE
DALLAS — Sirajul Aker Khan, 29, of Farmers Branch, Texas, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez to one count of receiving child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Khan, who is in custody, faces a maximum statutory sentence of not less than five or more than 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a lifetime of supervised release. He is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey on October 18, 2010.
The investigation began when an undercover officer, using file sharing software, noted that a particular user, “KOOL009,” was sharing folders with others. The officer browsed “KOOL009's” approximately 3235 files and observed that a number of the files depicted child pornography. The undercover officer later determined that “KOOL009" was Khan. When he was later interviewed by law enforcement, Khan gave officers consent to search the room he rents in Farmers Branch. During this search, in addition to one computer, approximately 856 computer disks and three external hard drives were discovered. Khan admitted that many of these disks contained child pornography.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), 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 to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov
The case is being investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Schall.
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