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PITTSBURGH—A resident of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possessing childpornography, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
James E. Tronsberg, 25, pleaded guiltyto one count before Chief United States District Judge Gary L. Lancaster.
In connection with the guilty plea, thecourt was advised that on January 27, 2010, Tronsberg possessed visualdepictions, in the form of numerous still images and videos contained incomputer graphics files, that depicted minors, some of whom had not reached theage of 12, engaging in sex acts. Some of the pornographic videos involved actswhich were sadistic, masochistic, or otherwise violent in nature.
Judge Lancaster scheduled sentencing forJanuary 25, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. The law provides for a total sentence of 10years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal SentencingGuidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of theoffense and the criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney Amy L.Johnston is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
This case was brought as part of ProjectSafe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Departmentof Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation andabuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’sChild Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshalsfederal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecuteindividuals who sexually exploit children and to identify and rescue victims.For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.For more information about Internet safety education, please visitwww.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “Resources.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation andthe Pittsburgh High Tech Crimes Task Force conducted the investigation that ledto the prosecution of James Tronsberg.
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