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United States of America v. Joseph Gibson
Date: 01-02-2025
Case Number: 22-CR-2963
Judge: Nancy Torresen
Court: The United States District Court for the District of Maine (Cumberland County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: The States United Attorney’s Office in Portland
Defendant's Attorney: Click Here For The Best Portland, Maine Criminal Defense Lawyer Directoryfont >
Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Repeat Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Joseph Gibson, 36, with possession of child sexual abuse material.
An IP address registered to Gibson's residence was identified as downloading child sexual abuse material in September and October of 2023 via BitTorrent. In December 2023, the Maine State Police executed a search warrant at the residence, and during an interview, Gibson admitted to viewing child sexual abuse material online. Investigators with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) analyzed two devices seized from the residence and recovered five video files of children younger than 12 being sexually abused. Gibson has two prior state convictions, in January 2010 and December 2011, relating to possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material.
The Maine State Police and HSI investigated the case.
To report an incident involving the possession, distribution, receipt or production of child pornography: Child sexual abuse material – referred to in legal terms as "child pornography" – captures the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. These images document victims' exploitation and abuse, and they suffer revictimization every time the images are viewed. In 2023, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received 36 million reports of the possession, manufacture, or distribution of child sexual abuse materials. To file a report with NCMEC, go to https://report.cybertip.org or call 1-800-843-5678. If you are in Maine and you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted or abused, you can get help by calling the free, private 24-hour statewide sexual assault helpline at 1-800-871-7741.
Project Safe Childhood: This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Department's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/psc.
Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to
About This Case
What was the outcome of United States of America v. Joseph Gibson?
The outcome was: Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to
Which court heard United States of America v. Joseph Gibson?
This case was heard in The United States District Court for the District of Maine (Cumberland County), ME. The presiding judge was Nancy Torresen.
Who were the attorneys in United States of America v. Joseph Gibson?
Plaintiff's attorney: The States United Attorney’s Office in Portland. Defendant's attorney: Click Here For The Best Portland, Maine Criminal Defense Lawyer Directoryfont >.
When was United States of America v. Joseph Gibson decided?
This case was decided on January 2, 2025.