U.S. Department
of Justice
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
MEDIA INQUIRIES: KATHY COLVIN |
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TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011
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CARROLLTON, TEXAS, MAN SENTENCED
According to documents filed in the case, Blanton pleaded guilty in September 2010 to all three counts of an indictment charging two counts of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. According to the affidavit filed in support of the arrest warrant, on June 29, 2010, the FBI received a report that an individual had observed images of children engaged in sex acts while using a computer at the Blanton residence. When law enforcement executed a search warrant at the residence, they conducted a preliminary search of an external hard drive located in Blanton’s bedroom and located images of child pornography - all of which appeared to depict real minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. At his sentencing hearing yesterday, the government presented evidence that Blanton admitted downloading child pornography since 2001 and in fact, “hoarded it.” Blanton also had stated that he would be unable to account for the volume of images and videos of child pornography that would be located on his various computers and computer-related media at his residence.
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