30-year-old Dustin Davenport of New Sweden, has pleaded guilty to distributing, receiving, and possessing child sexual abuse material.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maine, investigators identified Davenport, as the user of a cloud-based instant messaging service account that was trading child sexual abuse images. Based on this information, investigators executed a search warrant at Davenport’s residence.
During the warrant’s execution, investigators interviewed Davenport, who admitted that he was actively trading child sexual abuse material over the internet. A subsequent forensic examination of Davenport’s cellular telephones revealed multiple images and video of child sexual abuse material. Davenport faces a minimum term of five years and maximum term of 20 years for distributing and receiving child sexual abuse material, a maximum term of 20 years for possessing child sexual abuse material, a maximum fine of $250,000 for each count, and a maximum supervised release term of life for each count.
The FBI, Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, and Bangor Police Department investigated the case.
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