Pawtucket男子持有800余份儿童性虐待材料：在罗得岛州联邦法院获刑42个月
美国司法部罗得岛区联邦检察官办公室10月27日宣布，罗得岛州 Pawtucket 居民 William Dickson（65岁）因持有儿童性虐待材料（CSAM），当日在位于 Providence 的联邦法院被判处42个月联邦监禁，其后接受8年监管释放。判刑由联邦地区法官 Melissa R. DuBose 作出，Dickson 已于2026年3月27日认罪。
据法庭文件，调查人员发现一个被 Dickson 用于下载与分享儿童性虐待材料的点对点文件共享账户。2024年4月10日，联邦执法人员搜查了 Dickson 的住所、本人及其车辆，查获多台电子设备；法证审查发现其中存有800余份描绘儿童性虐待的图片与视频。
联邦检察官办公室代理负责人 Charles C. Calenda 表示，持有与交换儿童性虐待材料助长了对弱势儿童的持续剥削，从事此类行为者将面临严重后果。联邦调查局（FBI）波士顿分局负责人 Ted E. Docks 表示，收集此类材料的人推动了市场需求、意味着更多儿童将受害，FBI 与合作机构将继续保护弱势儿童免受进一步伤害。
本案由 FBI 调查，助理联邦检察官 Julie M. White 负责起诉，是司法部2006年5月启动的全国性「儿童安全计划」（Project Safe Childhood）的一部分。
Pawtucket Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing More Than 800 Child Sexual Abuse Images and Videos
A Pawtucket, Rhode Island man who admitted to possessing hundreds of images and videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was sentenced on October 27 in federal court in Providence to 42 months in federal prison, to be followed by 8 years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island announced. U.S. District Court Judge Melissa R. DuBose imposed the sentence on William Dickson, 65, who had pleaded guilty on March 27, 2026.
According to court documents, investigators identified a peer-to-peer file-sharing account used by Dickson to download and share CSAM. On April 10, 2024, federal agents executed search warrants at Dickson's residence, on his person, and on his vehicle, seizing multiple electronic devices. A forensic review revealed over 800 images and videos depicting CSAM.
"The possession and exchange of child sexual abuse material fuels the continued exploitation of vulnerable children," said First Assistant United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Boston Division, said those who collect such material drive demand, meaning more children will be exploited, and that the FBI and its partners remain committed to protecting vulnerable children from further harm.
The case, prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Julie M. White and investigated by the FBI, was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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图片来源：图：罗得岛州 Providence 市中心，本案在该市联邦法院判刑。照片：Kenneth Zirkel，CC BY-SA 4.0，经维基共享资源。 / Downtown Providence, Rhode Island, where the sentence was imposed in federal court. Photo: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
