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Date: 06-22-2021
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Case Number: 3:20-cr-05387-BHS
Judge: Benjamin H. Settle
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (Pierce County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
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Description: Tacoma, Washington Brandon Culp was charged and convicted for a second time for child exploitation.
Culp was living in Tacoma as a registered sex offender in 2019, when a social media company alerted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an account associated with Culp had shared images of child sexual abuse. In January 2020, law enforcement executed a court-authorized search warrant at Culp’s home. Forensic examination of Culp’s electronic devices revealed more than 800 files depicting child sexual abuse, including images and videos of adults raping infants and toddlers.
While in the Navy, Culp was prosecuted in military court for using his work computer to access pornography and solicit prostitutes, and for attempted sex trafficking of a minor. In that case, Culp communicated with someone he believed was a child sex trafficker in Mexico about accessing a child to sexually assault. In fact, Culp’s contact was an undercover law enforcement officer. Culp served nearly 5 years in prison in that case. He was dishonorably discharged from the Navy, stripped of rank and benefits, and required to register as a sex offender.
In the current case, Culp admitted in his plea agreement that after his release from prison in the Navy case, he used digital devices and the Internet to receive, distribute, and possess child-pornography images and videos.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Tacoma Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jonas Lerman
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 90 months imprisonment with placement at FCI Englewood recommended; 15 years supervised release with mandatory, standard & special conditions; $100 special assessment.
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