Nampa Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Produce Child Sexual Abuse Material

BOISE – William Walls, 52, of Nampa, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for attempted sexual exploitation of a child, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today.

According to court records, Walls used his cellphone to surreptitiously record three female children in the bathroom of his apartment. Walls was babysitting the victims at the time. The video captured one of the children showering and the other two children changing their clothes. Walls was convicted of three counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a child following a jury trial in May of this year.

Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Walls to serve ten years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Walls will be required to register as a sex offender as a result of his conviction.

“Our office remains steadfastly committed to protecting Idaho’s children from abuse and exploitation,” U.S. Attorney Davis said. “I am grateful for our partnership with local agencies like the Nampa Police Department. We are united in our efforts to hold sexual offenders accountable and bring justice to victims.”

U.S. Attorney Davis commended the work of Nampa Police Department, which led to the charges. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kassandra McGrady and Erin Blackadar prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.  As part of Project Safe Childhood, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho and the Idaho Attorney General’s Office partner to marshal 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.justice.gov/psc.

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