Press Release
Hamilton Township Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Four Year Old
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio
CINCINNATI – Jake M. Damron, 27, of Loveland, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 200 months in prison for sexually exploiting a child.
Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Todd Wickerham, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division, Hamilton Township Police Chief Scott Hughes and the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force announced the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Michael R. Barrett.
Hamilton Township Police received a report on November 20, 2017, that Damron had taken pornographic pictures of a four year old to whom he had access. Damron was charged by a federal criminal complaint and arrested 10 days later.
Damron had sexual contact with the victim and was trading images of the victim for other child pornography via the Kik messenger app.
During an interview with FBI agents, Damron confirmed that he had taken sexually explicit photographs of the four year old. He stated this was the only victim he had photographed and that he had “probably” taken them due to easy access.
Damron was indicted by a grand jury in December 2017 and pleaded guilty in July 2018.
U.S. Attorney Glassman commended the investigation by the FBI and the Hamilton Township Police Department, as well as Assistant United States Attorney Kyle J. Healey, who is prosecuting the case.
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Updated March 7, 2019
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