Child Pornography Charge Lands Corpus Christi Man in Federal Prison

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 24-year-old man has been ordered to prison following his conviction of possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. John Robert Camp, 24, pleaded guilty to the charges in May 2015. 

Today, Senior U.S. District Judge Hayden Head sentenced Camp to 60 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by 10 years of supervised release. He will also be ordered to register as a sex offender.

Camp was identified after agents used peer-to-peer software to download various files containing child pornography from an IP address associated with him. Authorities conducted a search warrant and seized several electronic media storage devices from Camp’s residence in Corpus Christi. A forensic examination of the items led to the discovery of 57 images of child pornography and more than 120 videos  containing child pornography.

Camp admitted he downloaded, viewed and shared videos of child pornography. He further noted that he began viewing child pornography images in the eighth grade on a laptop that he school had provided.

Previously release on bond, Camp was taken into custody following the hearing today, where he will remain pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

The charges against Camp were the result of an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations with the assistance of the Corpus Christi Police Department-Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

This case, prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Hugo R. Martinez, was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."