U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Simon Paul Adams, age 28, a resident of Thibodaux, La., was sentenced on September 18, 2024, to 60 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Lance M. Africk after Adams had previously pled guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252(a)(4)(B).
Judge Africk also ordered Adams to serve 10 years of supervised release after his release from prison, to comply with sex offender registration requirements, to pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, and to pay $18,000 in restitution to the victims.
According to court documents, on multiple dates, including on or about October 15, 2022, December 14, 2022, and January 19, 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents investigated the sharing of digital files depicting the sexual exploitation of children via a peer-to-peer file sharing network.
Agents downloaded a series of files and videos depicting, among other things, the sexual exploitation of juvenile females from an IP address connected to Adams’ residence in Thibodaux.
Agents executed a search warrant at Adams’ residence in July 2023 and seized electronic devices containing files (i.e., obscene images and videos) depicting the sexual victimization and abuse of children.
An analysis of the devices revealed approximately five images and 70 videos depicting the sexual victimisation of children and over 30 images and 1,500 videos depicting obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children. Some of the depictions included children less than three years old being victimized, as well as depictions portraying sadism, masochism, or violence, generally.
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