New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Marshall Carey Strickland, age 42, of Nashua, New Hampshire, pled guilty in federal court in Florence, to Possession of Child Pornography, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A(a)(5)(B).  United States District Judge Bryan Harwell, of Florence, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.

The evidence presented at the guilty plea hearing established that during October and November of 2013, while living in a motel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Strickland used a particular email account to access and view numerous images and videos of child pornography.

Ms. Drake stated the maximum penalty Strickland can receive is imprisonment for 10 years and a fine of $250,000.

The case was investigated by agents with ICE-Homeland Security Investigations.  Assistant United States Attorney A. Bradley Parham of the Florence office prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, 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 identify and rescue victims. For more information, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
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