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Carterville Man Charged with Child Pornography Offense

U.S. Attorney’s Office February 04, 2010
  • Southern District of Illinois (618) 628-3700

A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on February 2, 2010, KENNETH LEWIS GORDON, age 27, of Carterville, Illinois, was named in a one-count indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury sitting in Benton, Illinois.

The indictment charges that on August 14, 2009, GORDON possessed child pornography that had been mailed or shipped or transported in interstate commerce by any means, including by computer.

An indictment is a formal charge against a defendant. Under the law, a defendant is presumed to be innocent of a charge until proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to the satisfaction of a jury.

GORDON had his initial appearance in United States District Court on February 4, 2010. GORDON has been ordered into the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending trial, which is scheduled for April 2010, in United States District Court in Benton, Illinois.

GORDON faces up to 10 years' imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine, and from five years' to lifetime supervised release.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Southern Illinois Cyber Crimes Task Force, the Carterville Police Department, 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 being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney George A. Norwood.

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