United States Attorney Richard B. Roper
Northern District of Texas

LUBBOCK, TEXAS, MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO
FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGE

LUBBOCK, Texas. — Kenneth Douglas Baker, Jr., pled guilty today in federal court in Lubbock to one count of interstate receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas. A federal grand jury in Lubbock indicted Baker in August on four counts of receiving child pornography. Baker entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings who ordered a pre-sentence investigations with sentencing to be scheduled after that investigation is completed. Baker, 23, faces a maximum statutory sentence of not less than five years nor more than 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will be required to register as a sex offender. He has been in federal custody since appearing before a U.S. Magistrate Judge on the criminal complaint that was filed in August.

In documents filed in Court, Baker admitted that he used the Internet to collect and trade images and videos of child and adult pornography. He admitted that he used a program to regularly delete the child pornography off his computer because he knew it was illegal. He also admitted that over the past few years, he has viewed more than 10,000 images and videos relating to child pornography.

This case is being brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ 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

U.S. Attorney Roper commended the investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Lubbock Police Department, the Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department, and the FBI Washington Joint Cyber Task Force. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven M. Sucsy of the Lubbock, Texas, U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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