A Union City firefighter downloaded and shared child porn while working, federal prosecutors said Friday.
Justin Corley, 32, of Newnan, is charged with one count of distributing child pornography, one count of receiving child pornography, and one count of possessing child pornography.
In an unrelated case, Bruce Bolton, 32, of Atlanta, is charged with two counts of distributing child pornography, one count of receiving child pornography, and one count of possessing child pornography.
The men used peer-to-peer file sharing software to download and share images, said U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates in a press release.
A federal grand jury charged the defendants in two separate indictments Dec. 4.
According to Yates, the charges and other information presented in court or contained in public documents reflect the following:
• In January 2012, Corley was working as a firefighter in Union City and was logged on through the fire station’s Internet service. Special Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations found that Corley had a file-sharing program open where he allegedly was offering to share images of child pornography to like-minded individuals. A search warrant executed in February 2012 revealed that he had not only distributed child pornography, but had received and possessed it as well.
•Bolton also allegedly used a file-sharing program to distribute child pornography. When a search warrant was executed at his residence in December 2011, agents discovered that Bolton had numerous videos of child pornography on his computer.
The charges of distributing and receiving child pornography each carry a mandatory minimum confinement period of five years and a maximum term of 30 years in prison. The charge of possessing child pornography carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Each charge carries a fine of up to $250,000 and a period of supervised release from five years to life.
“Child pornography preys on the most innocent and defenseless members of society,”Yates said. “These men are charged with contributing to the victimization of those children by receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet. The prosecution of these two cases reflects our continued commitment to end this cycle of victimization.”
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