United States of America v. David Fail

Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

David Fail, a 43-year-old former Abbeville resident, was arrested for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse materials (“CSAM”).

Fail, who had been convicted for possessing and receiving child pornography in 2006 and for sexually exploiting a minor in 2013, was the subject of a cybertip provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he maintained an online, cloud-based storage account where he had uploaded more than 100 files containing CSAM. Law enforcement agents were able to identify Fail through his use of unique internet protocol addresses as well as information known to law enforcement through the State of Louisiana’s State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry.

U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller for the Western District of Louisiana made the announcement.

The United States Homeland Security Investigations, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigations, and the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office investigated this case with assistance and cooperation from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R. Bordelon II and former Assistant U.S. Attorney John Luke Walker with assistance from Legal Assistant Christy Angelle.

Defendant sentenced to 300 months imprisonment as to Count 1 and 10 years imprisonment as to Count 2, to run concurrently; supervised release for a term of Life as to Count 1 and 10 years supervised release as to Count 2, to run concurrently; $200 special assessment