State Correctional Officer Indicted on Federal Child Pornography Charges
| U.S. Attorney’s Office June 18, 2009 |
PENSACOLA, FL—United States Attorney Thomas F. Kirwin, Northern District of Florida, announced today that Paul Black, 42, of Century, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of the possession of child pornography. Black is a Sergeant at the Century Correctional Facility. He made his initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Timothy today in federal court. A trial date has been set for August 3, 2009.
Black is accused of using online file sharing software to download images and videos of child pornography. If convicted, Black faces a term of up to ten years imprisonment and a lifetime term of supervised release.
This investigation was initiated by the Computer Crime Unit of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office and supported by the Pensacola Police Department, the United States Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other members of the North Florida Child Pornography Task Force. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David L. Goldberg.
An indictment is merely a formal charge by the grand jury. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in United States District Court.