网络举报线索追出数百份儿童性虐待材料，西弗吉尼亚州男子被判60个月监禁
美国司法部西弗吉尼亚北区联邦检察官办公室宣布，位于西弗吉尼亚州 Berkeley 县 Hedgesville 的20岁男子 Octavious Young，因分发儿童性虐待材料被判处60个月监禁。联邦检察官 Matthew L. Harvey 公布了这一判决。
此案源于美国国家失踪与受剥削儿童中心（NCMEC）提交的多条网络举报线索：相关儿童性虐待材料与一个电子邮箱相关联，调查人员追踪后锁定 Young。调查人员持搜查令搜查 Young 的住所与电子设备，查获数百段儿童性虐待视频与图片。
Young 被责令向材料中出现的受害人支付3,000美元赔偿。刑满释放后，他还须接受60年的监督释放，并须登记为性犯罪者。司法部表示，此案说明，及时向有关部门提交的网络举报线索，在识别犯罪者、保护儿童并确保其被追究责任方面发挥关键作用。
此案由西弗吉尼亚州警察局调查，助理联邦检察官 Kimberley Crockett 代表政府负责起诉，联邦地区法官 Gina M. Groh 主审。此案属司法部『儿童安全计划』（Project Safe Childhood）案件。（来源：美国司法部西弗吉尼亚北区联邦检察官办公室）
Cyber Tips Lead to 60-Month Sentence for Hedgesville Man Who Distributed Child Sexual Abuse Material
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of West Virginia announced that Octavious Young, 20, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material. U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced the sentence in Martinsburg.
Multiple cyber tips were made by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding child sexual abuse material connected to an email account that was later traced to Young. Investigators executed search warrants on Young's home and electronic devices, finding hundreds of child sexual abuse videos and pictures.
Young was ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution to any victims depicted in the materials. When he completes his prison sentence, he will serve 60 years of supervised release and is required to register as a sex offender. The Department of Justice said the case underscores how timely cyber tips reported to authorities play a critical role in identifying offenders, protecting children, and ensuring they are held accountable.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberley Crockett prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The West Virginia State Police investigated the case, and U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of West Virginia)
来源：美国司法部西弗吉尼亚北区联邦检察官办公室
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