University City Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges

St. Louis, MO – Justin X. Carroll, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for viewing 15 child porn videos and more than 600 images of children engaged in sex acts.

According to court documents, federal investigators discovered a group of child pornography sharers and were able to identify Carroll as one of the participants by tracing IP addresses to computers at his residence and Washington University, where Carroll served as Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.  Washington University has cooperated with the investigation. 

Carroll, 67, of University City, pled guilty on July 31, 2017, to one felony count of access with intent to view child pornography.

This case was investigated U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Assistant United States Attorney Rob Livergood is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney's Office.