United States Attorney James T. Jacks
Northern District of Texas

FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/txn/

TARRANT COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS
ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CONVICTION

FORT WORTH, Texas — Stacy Onken, 37, of Euless, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John McBryde to 120 months in prison, following his guilty plea in December 2009 to one count of receiving child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Onken, who has been in custody since his arrest in October, will also have to serve a lifetime of supervised release following his imprisonment.

Onken admitted using the Internet to download video files of minor children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. A forensic examination of Onken’s computer and related storage media, seized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at his home in Euless in October 2009, revealed more than 30 video clips of child pornography.

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. 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 was investigated by ICE and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex C. Lewis.

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