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Federal Grand Jury in Fort Wayne Returns Indictments

U.S. Attorney’s Office June 09, 2010
  • Northern District of Indiana (219) 937-5500

FORT WAYNE, IN—The United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Fort Wayne, Indiana, returned the following Indictments on May 26, 2010:

Jose Zapata, 39, of Marion, Indiana, is charged in a two-count Indictment with distribution of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors on or about January 13, 2008, and possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors on or about September 10, 2009. The Indictment also seeks for forfeiture. This charge was filed as a result of an investigation by the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force; FBI Cyber Crimes Task Force comprised of the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, Fort Wayne Police Department Hamilton County Metro Child Exploitation Task Force and Indiana State Police. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lesley Miller Lowery.

Timothy B. Ryan, 25, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is charged in a two-count Indictment with receipt of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors on or about June 27, 2009, and possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors on or about July 23, 2009. The Indictment also seeks for forfeiture. This charge was filed as a result of an investigation by the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force; FBI Cyber Crimes Task Force comprised of the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, Fort Wayne Police Department Hamilton County Metro Child Exploitation Task Force and Indiana State Police. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lesley Miller Lowery.

Harry Esterline, 71, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is charged in a single count Indictment with receipt of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors from on or about July 19, 2009 until on or about July 21, 2009. The Indictment also seeks for forfeiture. This charge was filed as a result of an investigation by the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force; FBI Cyber Crimes Task Force comprised of the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, Fort Wayne Police Department Hamilton County Metro Child Exploitation Task Force and Indiana State Police. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lesley Miller Lowery.

The specific sentence in each case to be imposed upon conviction will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

The United States Attorney's Office emphasized that an Indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.

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