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Date: 02-03-2023
Case Style:
United States of America v. Russell Glen Crane
Case Number: 4:22-cr-00066
Judge: Stephen H. Locher
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (Polk County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Des Moines
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.
on or about January 6, 2022, Crane knowingly possessed visual depictions of child pornography, including over 20,000 images and at least four videos, some of which depicted minors younger than 12 years old. Using several electronic devices, Crane had collected the child pornography over the course of at least a decade by downloading the material from various internet sites.
United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Urbandale Police Department, Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Task Force investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Essley prosecuted the case.
ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO 18:2252A(a)(5)(B), 2252A(b)(2) Possession of Child Pornography
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Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 78 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release.
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