PORN STING YIELDS RESULTS MAN NETTED IN CYPER SWEEP TO PLEA GUILTY.Byline: Amy Raisin Darvish Staff Writer STEVENSON RANCH Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. - A child pornography Child pornography is the visual representation of minors under the age of 18 engaged in sexual activity or the visual representation of minors engaging in lewd or erotic behavior designed to arouse the viewer's sexual interest. sting spanning two counties netted a Stevenson Ranch man who has agreed to plead guilty to possessing thousands of images of child porn on his home computer, officials said. Jesus Rojero Gurrola, 39, agreed to plead guilty and is expected to appear in court in the coming weeks, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Thom Mrozek, public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. officer for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles. Law enforcement officials on Wednesday announced charges against 28 defendants in Los Angeles and Orange counties, nine of whom - including Gurrola - have agreed to plead guilty. Gurrola is suspected of using a peer-to-peer computer file-sharing system to download more than 10,000 images of child pornography, many of which depicted children younger than 12 engaging in sexually explicit acts, according to a statement from Mrozek's office. In March 2004, an undercover Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and Customs Enforcement agent investigating Internet distribution of child pornography downloaded four motion picture files from a file-sharing service that showed young boys performing sex acts. The agent traced the source of the images to Gurrola's home computer, officials said. Wednesday's cases resulted from independent investigations involving the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is responsible for identifying and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation's border, economic, transportation and infrastructure , the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Secret Service and the California Department of Justice's Bureau of Investigation. The cases announced Wednesday are the latest in nearly 100 child exploitation cases filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California in the last 2 1/2 years. ``This aggressive sweep of child pornographers will bring some justice to the...children who have been exploited,'' U.S. Attorney Debra Wong Yang Debra W. Yang (楊黃金玉; pinyin: Yáng Huáng Jīnyù) was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California. She was appointed in May 2002 by President George W. said in a statement. ``These cases should send a strong message that law enforcement will act to protect our children.'' Gurrola's plea agreement includes one count of possession of child pornography, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. Amy Raisin Darvish, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com |
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