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Date: 11-03-2018
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United States of America v. Scott Curtiss Pieritz
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Judge: Michael F. Urbanski
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (Roanok County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Nancy Spodick Healey and Nancy Spodick Healey
Defendant's Attorney: Frederick Theodore Heblich , Jr. and Randy Virlin Cargill
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Roanoke, VA - Roanoke Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison For Enticement, Receipt, And Possession of Child Pornography
A Roanoke, Virginia man was sentenced to 360 months in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for enticement of a minor, receipt or attempted receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Thomas T. Cullen for the Western District of Virginia made the announcement.
Scott Curtiss Pieritz, 57, pleaded guilty on June 19, before Chief U.S. District Judge Michael F. Urbanski of the Western District of Virginia to one count of enticement of a minor, one count of receipt or attempted receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
According to court documents, in July 2017, law enforcement agents were notified that Pieritz, who had a duty to register as a sex offender as a result of three prior child pornography convictions, was using social media applications to communicate with minors and ask them for nude images of themselves. Forensic examination of Pieritz’s electronic devices seized pursuant to a search warrant confirmed that he was in possession of numerous images and videos of child pornography, had used applications such as Omegle and Musical.ly to entice minors to produce and send him child pornography, and had posed as a minor online. At times, Pieritz also exchanged money and gifts for child pornography images from minors. At the time of his arrest, Pieritz was employed as a cashier and dishwasher at K&W Cafeteria, in Roanoke.
The case was investigated by the Virginia State Police. Trial Attorney Nadia Prinz of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy Healey of the Western District of Virginia prosecuted the case.
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 CEOS, 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, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
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18:2422.F - COERCION OR ENTICEMENT - 18:2422(b)and 2427 - 7/24/2017)
(1)
18:2252A.F - ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO - 18:2252(a)(2) and 2252(b)(1) - (7/26/2017)
(2)
18:2252A.F - ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO - 18:2252(a)(4)(B) and 2252(b)(2) - (7/26/2017)
(3)
Outcome: 10/31/2018 42 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski:Sentencing held on 10/31/2018 for Scott Curtiss Pieritz (1), Count(s) 1, CBOP 360 months to run concurrently with Counts 2 and 3; SR Life; SA $100.00; REST $2,000.00 for each victim, interest waived; Count(s) 2, CBOP 360 months to run concurrently with Counts 1 and 3; SR Life; SA $100.00; REST $2,000.00 for each victim, interest waived; Count(s) 3, CBOP 360 months to run concurrently with Counts 1 and 2; SR Life; SA $100.00; REST $2,000.00 for each victim, interest waived; Count(s) 4, Dismissed per Plea Agreement. Defendant remanded. (Court Reporter: Sonia Ferris) (mka) (Entered: 11/01/2018)
10/31/2018 43 EXHIBIT LIST by USA, Scott Curtiss Pieritz as to Scott Curtiss Pieritz (mka) (Entered: 11/01/2018)
CBOP 360 months to run concurrently with Counts 2 and 3; SR Life; SA $100.00; REST $2,000.00 for each victim, interest waived
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