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Johnston City Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Offense

U.S. Attorney’s Office June 24, 2010
  • Southern District of Illinois (618) 628-3700

A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on June 14, 2010, DAVID ALAN DONALDSON, age 47, of Johnston City, Illinois, was sentenced in United States District Court in Benton, Illinois. DONALDSON was sentenced to 120 months' imprisonment, 15 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution.

DONALDSON had previously pleaded guilty to a one-count federal Indictment charging him with possession of child pornography that has been mailed, or shipped, or transported in interstate commerce.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Southern Illinois Cyber Crimes Task Force, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office Crimes Against Children Task Force, and a number of state and local law enforcement agencies. This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, in which the United States Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with federal and state law enforcement authorities, is actively investigating and prosecuting individuals who produce, distribute, or possess child pornography. Anyone with information concerning the use of the Internet for the purposes of possessing, producing, or trafficking in child pornography is encouraged to contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation or their local police department.

The case is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney George A. Norwood for prosecution.

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