United States of America v. Carl Lee Robert Price

Greenville, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child sexual abuse material.

Oconee County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse Material

Carl Lee Robert Price, 37, of Walhalla, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material.



Evidence presented at the change of plea hearing established that Price sent explicit images of a child to a minor living in Missouri. Price traveled to Missouri to meet the minor and brought the minor to his home in Walhalla, South Carolina. An interstate search by federal and state law enforcement authorities led them to Price's property where they recovered the minor. Law enforcement seized Price's s electronic devices and discovered a total of 265 images and 141 videos of child sexual abuse material, including adults sexually abusing children as young as infants and toddlers.



United States District Judge Jacquelyn D. Austin sentenced Price to 20 years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system.



This case was investigated by the FBI Columbia Field Office and the Oconee County Sheriff's Office. Assistant United States Attorney Bill Watkins prosecuted the case.