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Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS)

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS)

About CEOS

Welcome to the website of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). Since its creation in 1987, CEOS´s mission has been to protect the welfare of America´s children and communities by enforcing federal criminal statutes relating to the exploitation of children and obscenity.

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Leadership


Steven J. Grocki
Chief, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section 

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News
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Previously Convicted Offender Indicted for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material Again
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Maryland and Alabama Men Sentenced to a Combined 64 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Traffic Child Sexual Abuse Material
A Maryland man was sentenced yesterday to 40 years in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release for his involvement with a website dedicated to child sexual...
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Maryland and Alabama Men Sentenced to a Combined 64 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Traffic Child Sexual Abuse Material
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The Frightening Reality of Online Predators
The Department of Justice is calling on parents, caregivers, teachers, and community members to join law enforcement in the fight against a dangerous and growing category of online...
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Hawaiian Child Sex Trafficker Convicted
A federal jury convicted Darren Patrick Riley, 45, of Honolulu, Hawaii, yesterday of 12 counts related to his trafficking and sexual exploitation of five minor boys in Oahu...
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Former American Embassy Employee Receives Life Sentence for Rape of Burkinabé Minors
Greenbelt, Maryland – A Maryland man learned his fate in federal court today for committing child sex abuse crimes. The Honorable Lydia Kay Griggsby sentenced Fode Sitafa Mara...