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Date: 09-20-2022

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United States of America v. Johnson Shae Tollefson

Case Number: 3:20-cr-00098

Judge: Peter D. Welte

Court: United States District Court for the District of North Dakota (Cass County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

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Description: Fargo, North Dakota criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with Production, Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography.

Social networking website Tumblr reported that the Tumblr user "hornybiguysstuff" uploaded child pornography images during a private blog via the platform on December 19, 2019. A subsequent investigation by Homeland Security Investigation and North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation revealed that the user "hornybiguysstuff" was in reality Johnson ShaeTollefson, age 29, from Spirit Lake. Tollefson produced child pornography in Dilworth, Minnesota, that depicted a toddler-age female. While in North Dakota, Tollefson subsequently distributed the child pornography to other Tumblr users in exchange for other child pornography.

A federal grand jury in the District of Minnesota returned an Indictment charging Tollefson with production of child pornography and a federal grand jury in North Dakota returned an Indictment charging him with distribution and possession of child pornography. The Minnesota Indictment was eventually transferred to the District of North Dakota and Tollefson plead guilty to both Indictments in North Dakota. The two cases were combined for sentencing.

This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorney’s Offices throughout the nation, Project Safe Childhood, in conjunction with Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), help federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies enhance their investigative responses to offenders who use the Internet, online communications systems, or computer technology to sexually exploit children. The ICAC Program is a national network of 61 coordinated task forces engaging in proactive investigations, forensic investigations, and criminal prosecutions. Project Safe Childhood also helps to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

This case was investigated by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations, and the case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office, with United States Attorney Jennifer Puhl assigned to the case.

18:2252A(a)(2)(A) and 2252A(b)(1) - RECEIPT AND DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS CONTAINING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY and 18:2253(a) - FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
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Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

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