Lee pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
Bonne Terre man pleads to charge
Published: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Updated: Sunday, January 24, 2010 4:08 AM CST
Updated: Sunday, January 24, 2010 4:08 AM CST
A Bonne Terre man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of possession of child pornography.
On Jan. 11, Bobby Joe Lee, 50, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of possession of child pornography. He appeared before United States District Judge Henry E. Autrey, who set sentencing for April 12.
He admitted to being in possession of images containing children under the age of 18 engaged in sexually explicit conduct in August of 2008.
Each count of possession of child pornography carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000.
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. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), 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 to identify and rescue victims.
Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap commended the work on the case by the Farmington Police Department; and Assistant United States Attorney Allison Behrens, who is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
On Jan. 11, Bobby Joe Lee, 50, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of possession of child pornography. He appeared before United States District Judge Henry E. Autrey, who set sentencing for April 12.
He admitted to being in possession of images containing children under the age of 18 engaged in sexually explicit conduct in August of 2008.
Each count of possession of child pornography carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000.
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. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), 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 to identify and rescue victims.
Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap commended the work on the case by the Farmington Police Department; and Assistant United States Attorney Allison Behrens, who is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Article Comments (1)The comments below are from readers and do not represent the views of the Daily Journal.
blasterrat posted at Sunday, January 24th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
It seems to me if we can catch the people downloading this stuff,we should be able to catch the ones uploading it.Odd that I never read where they are caught.Doesnt make sense.
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