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A forensic analysis revealed that Martin Villalobos was in possession of 5,442 photographs and 164 videos of children, including prepubescent minors, nude and engaged in sexual acts with one another and adults. The evidence at trial also proved that Villalobos routinely used the Internet to solicit, receive and distribute such images.

Dustin Howard Muscha pleaded guilty to two counts of sexually exploiting minors and two counts of possessing child pornography. Law enforcement authorities began investigating after a child pornography video involving a girl about 6 years old was discovered on a lost cell phone that was turned in to a Sprint retailer.

Daniel L. King possessed numerous videos in computer graphics files, the production of which involved the use of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

Bryan W. Corbitt tried to cover his tracks by using special software to erase all traces of the illicit images from his computer, but HSI forensics specialists were able to recover nearly 400 deleted images of child pornography. Several nude images found in Corbitt's possession were of children in a hospital setting.

Law enforcement officers conducted a forensic examination of Andrew Beasley's computers and hard drives and found that Beasley amassed more than 6,400 images and 265 videos depicting children being sexually abused and exploited.

Brock Boston and Leslie Woods were each sentenced Friday to more than 25 years in prison for producing sexually explicit videos of local minors, and possessing child pornography. The victims were ages 4 and 16 when the abuse took place.

According to court documents, CBP officers discovered thousands of images and videos of child pornography on a laptop belonging to Gary Lee Reed, 47, of Blackfoot, Idaho, during a secondary inspection of his luggage. At the time of the inspection, Reed was returning to Port Canaveral onboard a cruise ship that had recently sailed to the Bahamas.

Bruce Lee Jennings made child pornography directly available for others to download from his Internet Protocol address and peer-to-peer file sharing directory. A forensic examination of his computers and hard drives found that Jennings amassed more than 1,490 images and 3,220 videos depicting images of children being sexually abused and exploited.

David Moe, 46, of Denver, appeared at the change of plea hearing in custody. U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez is scheduled to sentence Moe Sept. 10.

HSI special agents found Jason Trott's computer running upon entering the residence. The computer was connected to the Internet and displayed multiple websites depicting bestiality with a minor under 12 years old on the screen.

Donyel James Fitts persuaded and coerced a child to engage in sexually explicit conduct so he could photograph the minor, videotaped a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and took videos and photographs of himself engaged in sex acts with a 4-year-old child.

Khalil Survey's electronic storage devices included 46,353 images of child sexual abuse, including 983 images involving infants or toddlers and 783 images involving sadomasochistic abuse. On Survey's iPhone, law enforcement officers found photographs he had taken of himself downloading child pornography onto his home computer.

Michael D. Arnett, 38, of Roeland Park, Kan., had pleaded guilty Feb. 11 to one count of producing child pornography. In his plea, Arnett admitted that investigators found child pornography on his computer when they served a search warrant at his home in Roeland Park May 15, 2012.

U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly III, District of Delaware, and Special Agent in Charge John P. Kelleghan, HSI Philadelphia, discussed some of these cases that have been investigated and prosecuted - or are in the process of prosecution - in Delaware since April 1 at a press conference today in Wilmington.

Jeffrey W. Herschell of Washington, Pa., sent money to the Philippines in February 2010 for a live, online sex show that included a 12-year-old minor female engaging in sexual activity. Herschell also admitted to possessing child pornography videos at his Pennsylvania residence.

Adam Arnold, 44, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison Tuesday for receiving and distributing child pornography.

William Rensing, a New Jersey man with a prior conviction of sexual assault of a minor, was sentenced May 23 to 210 months in prison for distributing videos of child sexual abuse over the Internet.

Rigel Colon-Cruzado, 54, of Bayamon, who is a physical education teacher in a public housing project in San Juan, was arrested at his place of residence Monday after an HSI investigation revealed that he engaged in sexually explicit conversations with one of his seventh grade students, a 12-year-old female.

Patrick T. Deck was charged May 22 with possession of child pornography following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

A southwestern Missouri man, Rodney Russell, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to receiving and distributing child pornography.

Timothy James Hensley, 38, of San Diego, appeared in court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bernard G. Skomal. Hensley, who will be sentenced Aug. 12, faces up to 20 years in prison for each count and a maximum fine of $250,000.

Richard A. Lewis, 49, of Dingmans Ferry, Pa., was indicted by a federal grand jury with committing the offense. The HSI investigation revealed that Lewis used a computer between January and May 2013 to receive and distribute child pornography.

A Fresno-area Navy petty officer, Charles Ray Benavidez, has been indicted on federal criminal charges for sex trafficking of a minor and knowingly using a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography.

David J. Stevens, the Salinas man alleged to be the "John Doe" child predator sought in a nationwide manhunt, made his initial appearance in federal court Thursday following his capture Wednesday, a little more than 24 hours after ICE's HSI issued a public appeal for leads in the case.

The nationwide manhunt for a "John Doe" suspected child pornographer ended a little more than 24 hours after ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) issued a public appeal for information about his identity and whereabouts. John Doe was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a tip from the public was called in to the ICE tip line.