Milford Man Gets Over 17 Years In Prison For Child Porn
Milford Man Gets Over 17 Years In Prison For Child Porn
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
Milford Man Gets Over 17 Years In Prison For Child PornSOUTH BEND – Shane Smith, 35, of Milford, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller Jr. on his plea of guilty to production of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson in a news release Tuesday.
Smith was sentenced to 211 months in prison - approximately 17.6 years - followed by five years of supervised release.
According to documents in this case, Smith created fake social media accounts to befriend minors and persuade them to produce pornography to send him. The investigation revealed that Smith also possessed over 1,700 images and over 950 videos of child pornography on his electronic devices, the release states.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney John M. Maciejczyk.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. In 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
