Crimes against Children 7-2-12

Davenport, IA
On June 29, 2012, Travis John Claude, age 23, of DeWitt, Iowa, was sentenced to 120 months of imprisonment for one count of receiving and distributing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. United States Chief District Judge James E. Gritzner also ordered Claude to serve a term of supervised release of 10 years following his incarceration and pay an assessment of $100 to Crime Victims Fund.

The case began during an online undercover peer-to-peer investigation. Law enforcement identified an Internet protocol (IP) address associated with the file sharing of child pornography. Subsequent investigation showed that this IP address came back to the residence of Claude’s parents, where he also resided. A search warrant located Claude’s computer, which was found to contain child pornography. During an interview, Claude admitted downloading child pornography via the GigaTribe file-sharing network.

Trenton, NJ
A Somerset County, New Jersey man was arrested today after law enforcement officers discovered alleged child pornography on a computer and on DVDs at his residence, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

David W. Tuytjens, 56, of Bridgewater, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of possession of child pornography. Tuytjens is scheduled to appear today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert.

According to the criminal complaint:
In April of last year, officers from the New Jersey State Parole Board examined Tuytjens’ laptop computer on a visit to his residence. The parole officers conducted the visit because Tuytjens was subject to community supervision for life for prior convictions for sexual assault. The officers determined that the computer contained multiple images of child pornography, which appeared to have been downloaded from the Internet. The officers also discovered nine DVDs containing pictures and videos of the sexual abuse of children.

Because of his prior conviction on sexual assault charges, the count of possessing child pornography with which Tuytjens is charged is punishable by a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum potential penalty of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.