印第安纳州男子性剥削儿童被判监禁25年：家中手机查获至少320份儿童性虐待材料
位于美国印第安纳州布恩县 Lebanon 市的男子 Erick Christian 已被联邦法院判刑。美国司法部印第安纳南区联邦检察官办公室公布，Christian 现年50岁，在承认两项性剥削儿童罪名后，被判处25年联邦监禁，其后15年监管释放，并须向未成年受害人支付3,000美元赔偿。
法院文件显示，2023年10月19日，执法部门接到印第安纳州儿童服务部的线索，称一名未成年女孩遭到一名家庭成员的性侵害。受害人表示，侵害从她约6岁时开始、持续到约11岁，Christian 还在侵害期间拍摄了儿童的性剥削照片。
2025年3月14日，执法人员搜查 Christian 的住所，查获一部手机，其中存有受害人的性剥削照片，以及至少320份描绘未成年人或电脑生成的未成年人性行为的材料，涉及的未成年人年龄从幼儿到青少年不等。
印第安纳南区联邦检察官 Tom Wheeler 表示，在本应是安全港湾的家中侵害儿童的掠夺者尤其可恶，本案被告将在监狱中度过数十年。联邦调查局印第安纳波利斯分局特别探员主管 Timothy J. O'Malley 表示，25年刑期传递出明确信号：侵害儿童者将被坚决追查并追究责任。
此案由联邦调查局（FBI）印第安纳波利斯分局与 Lebanon 警察局调查，刑期由联邦地区法官 Sarah Evans Barker 判处，联邦助理检察官 Carolyn Haney 与 MaryAnn T. Mindrum 负责起诉。此案属于司法部「安全童年计划」（Project Safe Childhood）的一部分。
（来源：美国司法部）
Indiana Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Erick Christian, 50, of Lebanon, a city in Boone County, Indiana, has been sentenced in federal court. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Christian was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. He was also ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution to the minor victim.
According to court documents, on October 19, 2023, law enforcement received information from the Indiana Department of Child Services that a minor female had been sexually molested by a family member identified as Erick Christian. The victim stated that the abuse began when she was approximately six years old and lasted until she was approximately eleven, and that Christian took sexually explicit photos of the child during the abuse.
On March 14, 2025, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Christian's home and found a cell phone containing sexually explicit photos of the victim, as well as at least 320 images depicting minors or computer-generated minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, with ages ranging from toddlers to teenagers.
Tom Wheeler, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, said predators who abuse children in a place meant to be a safe haven are especially horrific, and that the defendant will spend decades in prison. Timothy J. O'Malley, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Indianapolis Division, said the 25-year sentence sends a clear message that those who prey on children will be relentlessly pursued and held accountable.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Indianapolis Division, and the Lebanon Police Department investigated the case. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Carolyn Haney and MaryAnn T. Mindrum prosecuted the case. The case was brought as part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood initiative.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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