Monday, June 2, 2008
A 22-year-old Lawrence man was indicted on federal charges of allegedly purchasing child pornography.
On May 22, Channing Burgess was indicted for two reported purchases of child pornography on Dec. 18, 2006 and Aug. 17, 2007.
The Lawrence man is one of four recently caught by the federal government for child pornography. Also included in the charges are a 44-year-old Leavenworth man, a 36-year-old Atchison man and a 29-year-old Gardner man.
According to U.S. District Attorney Eric Melgren, the four cases are not related.
According to the indictment, he allegedly paid $79.99 twice, once in December 2006 and once in August 2007, for his membership to the site.
The Lawrence man is facing charges of purchase and possession of child pornography. If convicted, he could face at least 5 years and not more than 20 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 for the purchase charge and another 10 years $250,000 for the possession charge.
The case was filed through a Department of Justice program entitled Project Safe Childhood. Project Safe Childhood coordinates state and federal resources to better target users and producers of childhood pornography.
The case was one of four Kansas cases filed with Project Safe in the beginning months of 2008 along with 12 other possible cases.
Most information concerning the charges is being withheld until the summons meeting for the defendants.
“At this point, there is not much on public record about the crime,” said Jim Cross, public information officer for U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren.
The Lawrence man will face charges on June 10 in federal court.
— Edited by Mike Nolan
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