From the U.S. Attorney:
CHICAGO MAN CHARGED WITH RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
CHICAGO — A criminal complaint unsealed today in federal court charges a Chicago man with receiving and distributing child pornography.
The complaint alleges that JARON WOODSLEY, 27, shared images of child pornography last fall with another individual on the social media application Telegram.
Using Telegram, Woodsley distributed at least thirteen videos and received six videos from the other individual, the complaint states.
The other individual was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Colorado last year.
Woodsley was arrested this morning.
He is scheduled to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Chicago today at 2:00 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez.
The complaint was announced by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Douglas S. DePodesta, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paige A. Nutini.
The charge in the complaint is punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in a federal prison and a maximum of 20 years.
The public is reminded that a complaint is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
If you believe you are a victim of sexual exploitation, you are encouraged to contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children by logging on to www.missingkids.com or by calling 1-800-843-5678. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
