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Date: 06-13-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Tara Ponceroff
Case Number: 1:18-cr-00040-IMK-MJA
Judge: Irene M. Keeley
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (Harrison County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: David J. Perri
Defendant's Attorney: L. Richard Walker and Elizabeth G. Gross
Description:
Clarksburg, WV - Monongalia County woman sentenced to 30 years for child pornography
Tara Ponceroff, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced to 30 years incarceration for child pornography.
Ponceroff, age 26, pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Production of Child Pornography” in February 2019. Ponceroff admitted to producing and distributing child pornography involving a minor in December 2017 in Monongalia County.
This case is prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices, 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 identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc/.
Charge:
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN
(2)
Outcome: Defendant committed to the custody of the BOP for a term of 360 months, with credit for time served since 8/14/18; Lifetime supervised release; $100.00 special assessment; restitution in the amount of $7,291.00 (joint and several with restitution ordered in 1:18cr42); no fine.
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