RICHMOND, VA—Adam Hobart Stanley, 35, of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, has
been indicted by a federal grand jury accused of producing,
distributing, and possessing child pornography.
Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of
Virginia, and Jeffrey C. Mazanec, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s
Richmond Field Office, made the announcement.
Stanley was indicted on December 17, 2012, and faces a 15-year
mandatory minimum penalty for producing child pornography, a five-year
mandatory minimum sentence for distributing child pornography, and a
maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for possessing child pornography,
if convicted.
According to the indictment and an affidavit filed in connection with
his arrest, in 2012 Stanley used a hidden camera to produce a
pornographic video of a 12-year-old child. The indictment additionally
alleges that during 2012, Stanley distributed child pornography videos
and images over an online peer-to-peer network. The indictment also
charges that Stanley saved numerous videos and images of child
pornography on his computer equipment. He is currently being held in
federal custody awaiting trial.
This case is being investigated by officers with the FBI’s Innocent
Images Task Force. Special Assistant United States Attorney Gene Fishel
of the Virginia Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting the case on
behalf of the United States.
Criminal indictments are only charges and not evidence of guilt. A
defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty. A
copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United
States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia at
http://www.usdoj.gov
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