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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Child porn recipient sentenced to 72 months in prison
DAYTON — A Dayton man convicted of receiving child pornography was sentenced Thursday, March 26, to 72 months in federal prison.
Patrick Laake, 30, pleaded guilty in August, 2008 to one count of receipt of child pornography.
Under the sentenced handed down by U.S. District Senior Judge Walter H. Rice, Laake will be required to attend a sexual offender treatment program while incarcerated. He must also serve a term of 10 years of supervised release after his prison term.
On March 9, 2007, FBI agents executed a search of Laake’s Dayton residence and seized a personal computer belonging to Laake. A forensic analysis at Miami Valley Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory revealed that Laake had downloaded from the Internet approximately 7 images, 49 videos and one animated video, all depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including images of prepubescent children, according to Gregory G. Lockhart, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.
The visual depictions, images and movies included minors that were identified as actual known children who were catalogued in the National Child Victim Identification Program (NCVIP), Lockhart said.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov/ http://www.projectsafechildhood.gov/ .
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Trotwood man indicted on drug charges, could face life sentence
DAYTON — A Trotwood man indicted on drug trafficking charges could face a life sentence as an armed career criminal, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Stanley Ray Mason, 48, was indicted Tuesday, March 24, on one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Because Mason has at least three prior felony convictions, he could be sentenced as an armed career criminal if convicted of possession of a firearm as specified in count three of the indictment, said Gregory G. Lockhart, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.
“If convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm as charged in count three, he would face a mandatory minimum 15-year sentence and up to life imprisonment if the court finds him to be an armed career criminal,” Lockhart said.
ATF agents and Trotwood Police officers arrested Mason early in the morning March 13 in a car outside a Dayton apartment complex. They found six bags of marijuana and a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol in the car with Mason. Mason has been in custody since his arrest.
Conviction of possession with intent to distribute marijuana is punishable by five years imprisonment, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime carries a potential penalty of five years to life imprisonment consecutive to any time served for the drug charge.
