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Date: 07-04-2021
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Case Number: 3:19-cr-00388-FDW-DSC
Judge: Frank D. Whitney
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (Mecklenburg County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
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Description: Charlotte, North Carolina distributing child pornography charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, B Mayuresh Suresh Iyer, 26, of Matthews, N.C. was charged for distributing child pornography on Discord, a popular messaging platform.
In October 2019, law enforcement received information that an individual later identified as Iyer was using his Discord user account to distribute child pornography. Discord is a popular free application that allows users to communicate with each other via voice and video calls and text messaging, and to share media files through private chats or communities referred to as “servers.”
Law enforcement executed a search warrant at Iyer’s residence and seized multiple electronic devices, including two external hard drives. A forensic analysis of those devices revealed that Iyer possessed an extensive collection of child pornography, including over 800 videos and approximately 14,147 images of children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Some of the child pornography in Iyer’s possession depicted prepubescent minors being abused through sadistic, masochistic and other violent conduct. In September 2020, Iyer pleaded guilty to distributing and attempting to distribute child pornography.
Acting U.S. Attorney Stetzer thanked the FBI and CMPD for their investigation of this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark T. Odulio of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte was in charge of the prosecution.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 14 years in prison and was ordered Iyer to pay a $35,000 special assessment, serve 25 years of supervised release, pay restitution to the victims of his offense, and to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.
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