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Date: 09-27-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Justin Thomas Chapman
Case Number: 0:18-cr-00250-ECT-SER
Judge: Eric C. Tostrud
Court: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (Hennepin County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Alexander D. Chiquoine, Manda M Sertich and Sarah E. Hudleston
Defendant's Attorney:
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Description:
Minneapolis, MN - Brooklyn Center Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Distributing Child Pornography
JUSTIN THOMAS CHAPMAN, 38, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for distributing child pornography. CHAPMAN, who pleaded guilty on May 8, 2019.
According to his guilty plea and documents filed in court, from March 2017 through August 10, 2018, CHAPMAN moderated and participated in online chatrooms where participants distributed, traded, and received child pornography. CHAPMAN and other participants also used the chatrooms to express their preferences in child pornography as well as discuss means to avoid detection by law enforcement. As a chatroom moderator, CHAPMAN communicated and enforced the “rules” of the chatrooms, including limits on content, the way child pornography could be shared, and a code of conduct for the chatroom members.
According to his guilty plea and documents filed in court, after the execution of a search warrant at CHAPMAN’S residence, CHAPMAN obstructed the FBI’s investigation by warning others in the chatrooms that the FBI was aware of their activities.
This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the FBI.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Manda M. Sertich and Alexander D. Chiquoine.
Charge:
18:2252(a)(2) and 2252(b)(1) DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Defendant Information:
JUSTIN THOMAS CHAPMAN, 38
Brooklyn Center, Minn.
Convicted:
Distribution of child pornography, 1 count
Sentenced:
180 months in prison
Ten years of supervised release
18:2252(a)(2) and 2252(b)(1) DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Outcome: Custody of BOP: 180 months; Restitution: To be Determined; Supervised Release: 10 years; Special Assessment: $100
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