Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com.
Date: 07-15-2022
Case Style:
Case Number: 1:20-cr-00637-1
Judge: Manish S. Shah
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Cook County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney�s Office, Chicago, Illinois
Defendant's Attorney:
OR
Just Call 855-853-4800 for Free Help Finding a Lawyer to Help You.
Description: Chicago, Illinois sex crime criminal defense lawyer representing defendant charged with child pornography and traveling to engage in sexual conduct with a minor.
JEREMIAH HARRIS, 22, of Naperville, Ill., pleaded guilty in February to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. U.S. District Judge Manish S. Shah imposed the prison term Wednesday and ordered that it be followed by eight years of court-supervised release.
The sentence was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; and Emmerson Buie, Jr., Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI. The investigation was conducted by the FBI Chicago Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, which includes the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, and Chicago Police Department. The Crystal Lake, Ill., Police Department and FBI Resident Agency in Waco, Texas, provided valuable assistance. The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly L. Guzman.
The child pornography conviction involved sexually explicit photographs and videos that Harris repeatedly requested from a 17-year-old boy in 2020. Harris admitted in a plea agreement that the boy sent the photos and videos of himself to Harris in exchange for $2,000. Harris also admitted in the plea agreement that he requested and received other images of child pornography from two other minor boys, and he attempted to entice one of them to engage in sexual activity.
The travel charge pertains to Harris traveling in 2019 from Dallas, Texas, to Orlando, Fla., to engage in sexually explicit conduct with a 15-year-old boy. Harris admitted in the plea agreement that he directed the boy to meet him in a public bathroom, where Harris sexually assaulted him.
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN
(1)
COERCION OR ENTICEMENT OF FEMALE
(2)
ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO
(3)
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN
(4-6)
TRANSPORT MINOR W/INTENT FOR ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT
(7)
Arraignment hearing held. By agreement and consent of all the parties and pursuant to the CARES Act, all parties appear by telephone conference. Attorneys, Todd Pugh, Jonathan Brayman and Joshua Herman, appears on behalf of the defendant. Defendant is advised of his rights and informed of the charges against his as well as of the possible sentence/fine if convicted of those charges. Defendant acknowledges receipt of the Indictment, waives formal reading, and enters a plea of not guilty to each count in which he is named. The Court finds that there is good cause to grant the Government's unopposed motion for the entry of a protective order governing discovery and that motion is hereby granted. Enter Protective Order. Rule 16.1(a) conference shall be held by 12/24/20. Joint status report due on or before 1/19/21. The Court advised the defendant of his right to have the offenses charged in Counts Two, Five, Six, and Seven of the Indictment. prosecuted and tried in the judicial districts where those offenses allegedly occurred. Defendant stated in open court that he understood his right to have these charges prosecuted and tried in the other districts. Defendant further stated that he voluntarily waived this right, and that he consented to having the Northern District of Illinois serve as the venue for the prosecution and trial of these charges. The Government's oral motion to exclude time is granted without objection. The time from 12/17/20 through 1/19/21 is excluded under 18 U.S.C. � 3161(h)(7) to serve the ends of justice. Excluding time will permit the parties to review discovery materials and allow the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation. Such delay outweighs the interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial, particularly at this early stage of the case. Signed by the Honorable Jeffrey Cummings on 12/17/2020. Mailed notice (rc, ) (Entered: 12/18/2020)
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison.
Plaintiff's Experts:
Defendant's Experts:
Comments: