Hebron Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Possession of More Than 4,700 Images of Child Pornography
| U.S. Attorney’s Office June 11, 2010 |
COLUMBUS—Brent Camp, 35, of Hebron, was sentenced in United States District Court here today to 96 months' imprisonment for possessing more than 4,700 images of child pornography and sharing images over the Internet of a 3- to 4-year-old child in sexually explicit poses.
Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Keith L. Bennett, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp announced the sentence imposed today by U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley.
Camp’s sentence includes 10 years of supervised release following his prison term. Federal law requires Camp to register as a sex offender wherever he lives, works, or attends school.
Camp pleaded guilty on February 12, 2010 to one count of possession of child pornography. On July 21, 2009, a task force officer with the FBI Columbus Cybercrimes Task Force investigating known child pornography sites on the Internet observed a participant in a peer-to-peer file sharing program who identified himself as “Trixter” sharing numerous files with titles indicative of child pornography. The officer downloaded approximately 19 images of suspected child pornography from “Trixter”
The agent traced the computer address to Camp’s house. On October 8, 2009, members of the FBI and Licking County Sheriff's Department executed a search warrant at Camp’s house, and seized various computer equipment and digital media.
On October 9, 2009, investigators completed a forensic exam on a desktop computer seized from a bedroom in the house and found several thousand images of suspected child pornography—including images of prepubescent minors engaged in sexual acts with adults and other prepubescent children. In total, there were approximately 4,700 images and several videos of suspected child pornography recovered from the computer’s hard drive.
Camp fled the area on October 8, 2009 and an arrest warrant was issued. He surrendered to Sheriff Thorp’s office on October 29th, 2009. After Camp pleaded guilty, Judge Marbley remanded Camp to the custody of the U.S. Marshals and he’s been in custody since.
Stewart commended the investigation by members of the FBI Columbus Cybercrimes Task Force, the Licking County Sheriff’s Office, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Hunter who prosecuted the case.