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Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS)

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS)

About CEOS

Welcome to the website of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). Since its creation in 1987, CEOS´s mission has been to protect the welfare of America´s children and communities by enforcing federal criminal statutes relating to the exploitation of children and obscenity.

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Leadership


Steven J. Grocki
Chief, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section 

News
Press Release
Texas Man Indicted on Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
Press Release
Texas Man Indicted on Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
An indictment was unsealed today in the Middle District of Tennessee charging a Texas man for child sexual exploitation offenses.
Press Release
Dark Web Administrator Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Minors and Possessing Thousands of Child Sexual Abuse Images
A man was sentenced today in the Southern District of Texas to 30 years in prison for production and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Press Release
Maryland Man Indicted on Charges of Enticing a Minor to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Activity and Produce Child Pornography
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Juan Carlos Puente, 46, of Clinton, Maryland, charging him with multiple child exploitation offenses. Puente enticed a minor victim...
Press Release
Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 192 Months in Prison
Press Release
Federal Jury Convicts Minnesota Man of Advertising and Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material Over the Dark Web
A federal jury convicted a Minnesota man yesterday for advertising, distributing, and possessing material depicting the sexual abuse of children.