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Lexington Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Possession and Forfeits House
LEXINGTON, Ky., July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The United States Attorney's Office, the United States Postal Service,Kentucky State Police (Electronic Crimes Section) and the Lexington Division of Police jointly announced today that aLexington man will forfeit his house after he admitted in federal court yesterday that he possessed more than 30,000 images of child pornography.
Joseph Robert Leitner, 62, ofLexington, Ky., pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography and a forfeiture count that will force him to surrender his home in the Chevy Chase Subdivision.The United States will seize the residence based on the high volume of images and the length of time Leitner used his home to download and view child pornography.
Leitner admitted that between March and May of 2008 he downloaded child pornography. Leitner also acknowledged that he collected child pornography images, mostly of teenage boys between 11 and 14 years old, since 2005.
There were approximately 100 CDs and several computers seized during the search of Leitner's residence in June 2008. Authorities examined the computer and CDs and discovered more than 30,000 images of child pornography that included children as young as six to 10 years old.
The investigation was conducted by the United States Postal Inspection Service, theKentucky State Police, Electronic Crimes Section which is the Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the Lexington Division of Police.
The United States was represented in the case by Assistant United States Attorney Hydee R. Hawkins. This case was brought as part of the Eastern District ofKentucky's efforts pursuant to Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative dedicated to protecting children from online exploitation and abuse.
Leitner is currently scheduled to appear for sentencing on Oct. 23, 2009, at the United States District Court inLexington, Ky., at 9:00 a.m. Leitner faces a minimum prison sentence of five years and a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the United States Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of sentences.
SOURCE U.S. Department of Justice
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