Crimes against Children 6-15-12

Lafayette, LA
United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Daniel J. Bourque, Jr., 33, of Erath, Louisiana, was sentenced today to serve 12 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Richard T. Haik in federal court in Lafayette. In addition to the prison term, the judge also sentenced Bourque to 15 years of supervised release following confinement.

Bourque, a former Iberia Parish Sheriff’s deputy, pled guilty in February of 2012 to receiving child pornography. The investigation revealed that the defendant used an Internet peer to peer site which is regularly used to receive child pornography. During a search of Bourque’s residence, he admitted to agents that he had downloaded child pornography from the Internet. Agents seized five hard drives, cell phones, and various compact discs that contained approximately 15 videos of child pornography and approximately 630 images of child pornography.

Baltimore, MD
A federal grand jury has indicted Brian Matthew Williams, age 28, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, on charges of producing and possessing child pornography. The sealed indictment was returned on June 5, 2012. Williams was arrested last night at his home and the indictment was unsealed today.
The indictment was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Richard A. McFeely of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Colonel Marcus L. Brown, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police; and Cecil County State’s Attorney Christopher Eastridge.

“The indictment alleges that the defendant egregiously violated the privacy of young boys by secretly recording them in public restrooms, a crime that gives every parent nightmares,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. “I am grateful to the vigilant citizen who noticed the unusual behavior and immediately called 911 and to the police and prosecutors who conducted an urgent investigation.”

The three-count indictment alleges that Williams used the camera on his cell phone to produce two video files that depict two prepubescent minor males urinating and to capture images of one of the prepubescent minor male’s exposed penis. The indictment alleges that the videos were taken in a public rest room in Maryland without the knowledge of the minor victims. The indictment further alleges that Williams possessed several video files on a memory card that depicted a number of minor males urinating and captured images of their exposed penises without their knowledge in a public restroom.