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Date: 04-27-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Logan Roy McCauley
Case Number: 1:18-cr-00330-TSE-1
Judge: T.S. Ellis, III
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Arlington County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Alexander Berrang and Jay Prabhu
Defendant's Attorney: Alexander Patrick Berrang, Frank Salvato and Christopher Bryan Amolsch
Description:
Alexandria, VA - Virginia Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Producing Child Pornography
A Virginia man was sentenced to 15 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release following his conviction at trial for producing child pornography.
Logan Roy McCauley, 25, of Hamilton, Virginia, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III for the Eastern District of Virginia. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, in 2016 and 2017, McCauley repeatedly went online and engaged in sexualized conversations with individuals who identified themselves as minors. Then, in November 2017, after meeting a 13-year-old online, McCauley drove to the minor’s residence in West Virginia, picked up the minor, and drove the minor back to his residence in Hamilton. Within hours of arriving, McCauley engaged in sexual intercourse with the minor for purposes of using a smartphone to record a portion of the sexual abuse. Soon after creating the video, McCauley sent an online message to another person admitting he had made the video that morning. The day after McCauley created the video, law enforcement went to McCauley’s residence in search of the minor. Both McCauley and the minor were present, and McCauley told law enforcement about the video, which was still on McCauley’s smartphone.
The case was investigated by the FBI and the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (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.
Charge:
18:2251(a)&(e) Production of Child Pornography (FORFEITURE)
(1)
Outcome: 04/26/2019 102 ORDERED that a hearing in this matter is SCHEDULED for 9:00 A.M. on Friday, May 17, 2019 to resolve the outstanding issue of restitution in this matter.. Signed by District Judge T. S. Ellis, III on 04/26/2019. (tran) (Entered: 04/26/2019)
04/26/2019 Set/Reset Hearings as to Logan Roy McCauley: Restitution Hearing set for 5/17/2019 at 09:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 900 before District Judge T. S. Ellis III. (tran) (Entered: 04/26/2019)
04/26/2019 103 PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITURE
ORDERED that until further order of the Court the Federal Bureau of Investigations is DIRECTED to preserve the Apple iPhone, model Al 778, FCCID BCG-E3091A, including all hardware, software and data stored therein, so that the Apple iPhone may be introduced as evidence in the event a new trial is ordered in this matter. Signed by District Judge T. S. Ellis, III on 04/26/2019. (See Order for further details) (tran) (Entered: 04/26/2019)
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