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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Office
of The United
States Attorney
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Executive Drive, Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208, Telephone (618)
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OLNEY MAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND OBSTRUCTION OFFENSES
Randy
G. Massey, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District
of Illinois, announced today that on May 3, 2006, RYAN WILLIAM McDONALD,
age 26 of Olney, Illinois, was sentenced in the United States District
Court in Benton, Illinois. McDONALD was sentenced to
108 months' imprisonment, was fined $750, and was placed on 3 years'
supervised release.
McDONALD had
previously pleaded guilty to a four-count federal superseding indictment. Count
1 charged that on January 27, 2002, in Richland County, McDONALD received
child pornography that had been mailed, or shipped or transported in
interstate commerce by any means, including by computer.
Count
2 charged that on February 22, 2005, in Richland County, McDONALD possessed
material that contained an image of child pornography that had been
mailed, or shipped or transported in interstate commerce by any means,
including by computer.
Count
3 charged that from on July 15, 2001, to on or about February 22, 2005,
in Richland County, McDONALD possessed a computer disk and
any other
material that contained an image of child pornography that had been
mailed, or shipped or transported in interstate commerce by any means,
including by computer.
Count
4 charged that on February 22, 2005, in Richland County, McDONALD destroyed
evidence with the intent
to impede, obstruct, and influence the investigation of a matter within
the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The
investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and the Richland County Sheriff's
Office.
The
case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney George A. Norwood.
The United States Attorney's Office, in conjunction with federal and state law enforcement authorities, is actively investigating and prosecuting individuals who produce, distribute, or possess child pornography. Anyone with information concerning the use of the Internet for the purposes of trafficking in child pornography is encouraged to contact their local police department or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.