Willow Grove Man Charged with Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography
| U.S. Attorney’s Office August 26, 2011 |
A two-count Information1 was filed today against William Risko, charging that between January 2010 and October 7, 2010, he received over the Internet pictures and videos that depicted children being sexually abused, and he possessed in excess of 600 images of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFENDANTS
| NAME | ADDRESS | AGE OR YEAR OF BIRTH |
| William Risko | Willow Grove, PA | 50 years old |
If convicted, Risko faces a maximum possible sentence of 30 years’ incarceration, which includes a mandatory five year term of imprisonment, five years up to a lifetime of super vised release, a $500,000 fine and a $200 special assessment.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jeffery W. Whitt.
1 An Indictment or Information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.