HSI Douglas case sends online child predator to prison for 24 years
DOUGLAS, Ariz. — An Arizona man was sentenced during the week of Oct. 9 to 288 months in prison for attempted production of sex abuse material. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigated the case.
Jeremy Carson Lamb, 39, of Mesa, pleaded guilty on June 13 to one count of attempted production of child pornography.
“Predatory behavior will not be tolerated by HSI,” said HSI Arizona Special Agent in Charge Scott Brown. “The defendant in this case will spend the next 24 years in prison, giving him ample opportunity to think about his actions. Let this case demonstrate HSI’s unwavering commitment to protect children and apprehend predators to then face justice.”
In late 2019, Lamb traveled from Phoenix to Sierra Vista to meet and engage in sexual conduct with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old child and had attempted to obtain sexually explicit images of the minor. Authorities found Lamb with a large quantity of videos and images depicting children as young as one year old being sexually abused. The investigation confirmed that Lamb had distributed many child exploitation files to others. When he is released from prison, he will be on supervised release for the remainder of his life and will be required to register as a sex offender.
“This defendant has no respect for laws and boundaries,” said U.S. Attorney Gary Restaino. “When an undercover law enforcement officer posted an online profile pretending to be a young girl, the defendant engaged in a two-week effort to entice, induce and lure. We appreciate the investigative efforts by Homeland Security Investigations to protect the community from defendant.”
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 U.S. attorney’s 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 justice.gov/psc.
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona in Tucson Carin C. Duryee handled the prosecution.
HSI is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), responsible for investigating transnational crime and threats, specifically those criminal organizations that exploit the global infrastructure through which international trade, travel, and finance move. HSI’s workforce of more than 8,700 employees consists of more than 6,000 special agents assigned to 237 cities throughout the United States, and 93 overseas locations in 56 countries. HSI’s international presence represents DHS’ largest investigative law enforcement presence abroad and one of the largest international footprints in U.S. law enforcement.
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