Oklahoma Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography
U.S. Attorney’s Office September 03, 2009 |
MUSKOGEE, OK—Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that RICHARD LELAND SOLOMON, III, age 30, of Canadian, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release for Possession of One or More Visual Depictions of a Minor Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252(a)(4)(B).
“Charges arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. SOLOMON was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2008, and pled guilty on January 9, 2009,” stated U.S. Attorney Sheldon J. Sperling.
“On May 13, 2008, FBI special agents executed a federal search warrant on SOLOMON’S residence. During the search, agents seized three laptop computers. During the interview, SOLOMON admitted to having hundreds of child pornography videos on his computers. A forensic examination of the seized computers confirmed SOLOMON’s admissions,” noted U.S. Attorney Sperling.
“The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over today’s hearing. SOLOMON remains in the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending transportation to the designated federal prison at which he will serve his nonparolable sentence.”
“Assistant United States Attorney Christopher J. Wilson represented the government.”