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Cherokee County Man Indicted for Possession and Receipt of Child Pornography

U.S. Attorney’s Office January 28, 2009
  • Northern District of Alabama (205) 244-2001

BIRMINGHAM, AL—JAMES DAROLD CHADWICK, 45, of Centre, Alabama, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession and Receipt of Child Pornography. United States Attorney Alice H. Martin of the Northern District of Alabama and Carmen S. Adams, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation announce today that CHADWICK was charged in a three-count indictment filed today at U. S. District Court in Birmingham.

The indictment charges that CHADWICK possessed material that contained images of child pornography, which carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both for each count, and receipt of child pornography which carries a mandatory minimum of 5 years in prison.

“Every viewing of a pornographic image of a child victimizes that child, and for the victim, it can be a never ending crime once the images are on the internet. This office continues to prosecute these heinous crimes against children to the utmost extent of the law,” stated U.S. Attorney Alice H. Martin.

“The FBI will continue to work diligently with the local, state and federal agencies to investigate and help prosecute crimes against these helpless victims,” stated Carmen S. Adams, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Special Agents of the FBI and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department worked together in the investigation and prosecution of this case. Assistant United States Attorney Laura D. Hodge is prosecuting this case on behalf of the United States.

Members of the public are reminded that the indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

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