Louisiana man sentenced to 6 years for child pornography following ICE HSI investigation

NEW ORLEANS – Lafayette, Louisiana, resident Jared Tyler Olivier, 24, was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison June 10, 2020, after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana to transportation of child pornography. The sentencing follows an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans.

“The abhorrent exploitation of innocent children will not be tolerated, and Homeland Security Investigations special agents will relentlessly pursue anyone involved in the production, distribution, or possession of child pornography,” said Jere T. Miles, special agent in charge of HSI New Orleans.

Following his prison term, Olivier will be required to serve 10 years of supervised release and must also register as a sex offender.

The investigation into Olivier began in January 2019 when the Louisiana Bureau of Investigations (LBI) Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that a Tumblr user had uploaded a file containing an image of a prepubescent male engaging in a sexual act. HSI New Orleans and LBI executed a search warrant at Olivier’s apartment in April 2019. Olivier admitted to the officers that he was the user of the Tumblr account and that he used it to view images and videos of child pornography.

Upon further investigation, agents discovered Olivier had used a Dropbox account to store images and videos of child pornography where they found nearly 40 videos of juvenile males engaged in various sexual acts, some as young as approximately three years of age. Olivier admitted that he transported child pornography from a computer to his Dropbox account in January and February 2018.

HSI takes a victim-centered approach to its child exploitation investigations by working to identify, rescue and stabilize victims. In fiscal year 2019, HSI nationally made nearly 4,000 child exploitation arrests, resulting in more than 1,750 convictions.

HSI works in partnership with NCMEC and other federal, state, and local agencies to help solve cases and rescue sexually exploited children. Suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children may be reported to NCMEC via its toll-free 24-hour hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST.

For Internet safety information for educators, parents, and children alike, please visit HSI's iGuardians program.

HSI encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or by completing its online tip form. Both are staffed around the clock by investigators. From outside the U.S. and Canada, callers should dial 802-872-6199. Hearing impaired users can call TTY 802-872-6196.