June 3, 2008
Bend Man Sentenced to 51 Months for Possessing
Child Pornography
Eugene, Ore. — Bruce Kevin Moody, 45, of Bend, Oregon was sentenced today to a 51- month term of imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Ann Aiken for possessing child pornography. Moody pleaded guilty on September 27, 2007 to knowingly possessing computer disks and data storage media, which contained visual depictions of actual minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Upon release from custody, Moody will serve a three-year period of supervised release wherein he must abide by a number of conditions, including mental health counseling, restricted access to computers and the Internet, and registration as a sex offender.
The case arose from an undercover investigation into the distribution of child pornography via the Internet. A search warrant was later served at Moody’s residence and thousands of images of child pornography were found on his computer. In pleading guilty, Moody admitted that he knowingly possessed over 600 images of actual minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct on computer disks and data storage media which had been transferred by computer via the Internet.
The U. S. Attorney’s Office continues to prosecute cases such as these as part of Project Safe Childhood. In February 2006, the U.S. Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorney’s Offices, 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 identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sean B. Hoar.
