United States Attorney
Northern District of Texas

1100 Commerce St., 3rd Fl.
Dallas, Texas 75242-1699

Telephone (214) 659-8600
Fax (214) 767-0978

North Richland Hills, Texas, Man
Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison, Without Parole,
on Child Pornography Conviction

United States Attorney Richard B. Roper announced that Shiloh Stark was sentenced today in Fort Worth, Texas, by United States District Judge John McBryde, to 235 months imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Stark, age 28, of North Richland Hills, Texas, pled guilty in May to one count of transporting and shipping child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Stark has been in custody since his arrest in April on charges outlined in a federal indictment.

While working in an undercover capacity in New York, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent encountered Shiloh Stark in a “chat channel.” Stark was using the screen name of “user0999999.” During their private conversations, Stark sent the undercover FBI agent several images of child pornography and after their communication ended, the FBI agent obtained the IP address of “user0999999,” tracking it to Stark’s home address in North Richland Hills. In October 2005 a federal search warrant was executed at Stark’s home and law enforcement seized a computer and other digital media. A forensic examination of Stark’s computer identified more than 800 images of child pornography.

United States Attorney Roper praised the investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the North Richland Hills, Texas, Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Aisha Saleem.

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