United States of America v. Molly Elisabeth Duncan

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a), possession of child pornography in violation for 18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(5)(B), and distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in violation for 18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(2).

Molly Elisabeth Duncan, of Beachwood, Ohio, worked as a nanny in Northeast Ohio for the minor victims’ families from about November 2023 to July 2024. Duncan worked as a nanny in the Northern District of Ohio for approximately 10 years. Duncan sexually abused one victim in Portage County and another in Geauga County—both under the age of two—and recorded the visual depictions on her cellphone. She then shared the videos with others who also had a sexual interest in children through a social media platform. During a forensic analysis of Duncan’s electronic devices, investigators found several CSAM files of each minor victim.

Custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 360 months on each of Counts 1 and 2, to run consecutively; The sentence imposed on Count 1 is to run consecutively to the term of imprisonment imposed in Portage County Common Pleas Court docket number 2025CR00511. The sentence on Count 2 is to run consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed on Count 1: Rape (F1) in Geauga County Common Pleas Case Number 25C000060; and is to run concurrently to any term of imprisonment imposed on Counts 2 through 7 in Geauga County Common Pleas Case Number 25C000060. Supervised Release for a term of 25 years on each of Counts 1 through 4, all such terms to run concurrently. Fine waived. Special Assessment $200. JVTA $10,000. AVAA $4,000.