LOUISVILLE, KY—A Louisville Man has pleaded guilty to violating federal child exploitation laws, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. Marvin Duane Monk, age 46, entered the guilty pleas before Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Simpson, III in federal court in Louisville on September 27, 2013. Sentencing in the matter is scheduled before Judge Simpson on January 14, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.
Monk pleaded guilty to a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on October 2, 2012. Monk was previously charged in a September 6, 2012 criminal complaint.
According to court records, on August 19, 2012, Monk’s spouse discovered that he had been engaging in sexual activities with her minor daughter in their Louisville residence. Monk left the residence in Louisville and moved to a hotel in Clark County, Indiana. Shortly thereafter, he took the minor from Louisville to Indiana with him. Not knowing where her daughter was, the mother contacted the Louisville Metro Police Department and filed a missing person report. She also filed for and received an emergency protection order (EPO) against Monk in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The EPO included an order that Monk have no contact with either his wife or the minor stepdaughter.
Two days later, the mother learned that Monk and her daughter were staying at a motel in Clarksville, Indiana. Clark County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the motel, where they found Monk and the minor.
Monk subsequently admitted to law enforcement officers that he brought his stepdaughter to Indiana from her home in Louisville. Monk also admitted to engaging in a sexual relationship with the minor and to recording the sexual activity. The Clark County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant on the motel room. Evidence seized included a video recorder, video tapes, and cellular telephones.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jo E. Lawless is prosecuting the case. The Louisville Metro Police Department Crimes Against Children Unit, Louisville Division of the FBI, and Clark County (Indiana) Sheriff’s Department conducted the investigation.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.justice.gov/psc and click on the “Resources” tab.
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Greece Man Pleads Guilty to Online Enticement of a Minor
ROCHESTER, NY—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Terrance Junot, III, 37, of Greece, New York, pleaded guilty to online enticement of a minor before U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison with a mandatory minimum period of 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R. Gestring, who is handling the case, stated that the defendant engaged in a series of sexually explicit online communications with a 13-year-old child who was known to him. During those communications, Junot persuaded the child to produce sexually explicit photographs of herself, which she then sent to him over the Internet. The defendant also sent sexually explicit photos of himself to the child during these chats.
The case came to the attention of law enforcement after the child’s mother found naked photos of the defendant on her child’s phone. The parent recognized the defendant as someone who was known to the family and took the phone to the Greece Police, who began an investigation. In the course of their investigation, Greece Police executed several search warrants and searched the victim’s cell phone. Following their discovery of sexually explicit pictures of the victim, Greece Police contacted the FBI Cyber-Crimes Task Force for assistance.
“Our office frequently tells parents and guardians to monitor the computer and cell phone usage of their children,” said U.S. Attorney Hochul. “The mother of the victim in this case did just that, and now a predator will not be allowed to victimize any other children. I urge all parents to be on alert. If you see something, please say something, and, as in this case, we will do something.”
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 United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), 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 www.justice.gov/psc.
The plea is the culmination of an investigation on the part of officers of the Greece Police Department, under the direction of Chief Todd Baxter, and special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Brian P. Boetig.
Sentencing is set for January 10, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. before Judge Geraci.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R. Gestring, who is handling the case, stated that the defendant engaged in a series of sexually explicit online communications with a 13-year-old child who was known to him. During those communications, Junot persuaded the child to produce sexually explicit photographs of herself, which she then sent to him over the Internet. The defendant also sent sexually explicit photos of himself to the child during these chats.
The case came to the attention of law enforcement after the child’s mother found naked photos of the defendant on her child’s phone. The parent recognized the defendant as someone who was known to the family and took the phone to the Greece Police, who began an investigation. In the course of their investigation, Greece Police executed several search warrants and searched the victim’s cell phone. Following their discovery of sexually explicit pictures of the victim, Greece Police contacted the FBI Cyber-Crimes Task Force for assistance.
“Our office frequently tells parents and guardians to monitor the computer and cell phone usage of their children,” said U.S. Attorney Hochul. “The mother of the victim in this case did just that, and now a predator will not be allowed to victimize any other children. I urge all parents to be on alert. If you see something, please say something, and, as in this case, we will do something.”
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 United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), 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 www.justice.gov/psc.
The plea is the culmination of an investigation on the part of officers of the Greece Police Department, under the direction of Chief Todd Baxter, and special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Brian P. Boetig.
Sentencing is set for January 10, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. before Judge Geraci.
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