Woodbridge Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Child Pornography Case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Jon W. McClellan, 55, of Woodbridge, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison and five years of supervised release for charges of receipt of child pornography.

McClellan pleaded guilty on July 14, 2015.  Prior to that date, McClellan worked as an intelligence analyst and held a high-level security clearance.   According to court documents, from March 2010 to February 2014, McClellan used a peer-to-peer file sharing program to receive and collect child pornography videos and images, including numerous videos of children under 12 years old being sexually abused. In total, McClellan’s child pornography collection included over 1,500 images and 1,800 videos of children being sexually exploited, including numerous images and videos depicting sadistic or masochistic conduct.

Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and Clark E. Settles, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Washington D.C. office, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee. This case was investigated by HSI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Whitney Dougherty Russell prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.  Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 1:15-CR-182.

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