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California Man Indicted On Pornography Charges

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York

CONTACT:      Barbara Burns
PHONE:         (716) 843-5817
FAX:            (716) 551-3051

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned and indictment charging Loren Glen Warner, 27, of Fresno, CA, with production, receipt, and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years, a maximum of 30 years and a $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Catherine Baumgarten, who is handling the case, stated that according to the indictment and a previously complaint, in early January, 2017, the defendant met the 14 year-old victim at her family’s church in Cattaraugus County, NY, and the two began communicating via Facebook and Snapchat. During those communications, Warner, who knew the victim was 14 years-old, began making sexual references and statements, and sent sexually explicit images of himself to the victim. The defendant also asked for and received nude photographs of the victim.

On March 27, 2017, the defendant pleaded guilty to Rape in the Second Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Minor in Cattaraugus County Court and is scheduled to be sentenced on those charges on July 12, 2017.  

The defendant was arraigned this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer and is being held.  

The indictment is the result of an investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge James C. Spero; the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Steven Nigrelli; and the Cattaraugus County District Attorney’s Office, under the direction of Lori Rieman.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Updated July 7, 2017