Umatilla男子分发儿童性虐待材料并拨打虚假虐童电话 被判87个月联邦监禁
美国司法部俄勒冈区联邦检察官办公室宣布，俄勒冈州 Umatilla 市男子 Thomas Goatley 已被判处87个月联邦监禁。Goatley 现年23岁，罪名是分发儿童性虐待材料，并多次拨打骚扰电话、谎称自己正在性虐待儿童；法庭另判其监管释放5年。联邦检察官 Scott Bradford 公布了判决。
据法庭文件，至少自2023年9月至2024年4月，Goatley 通过 Instagram、Facebook、Discord 与 X 等多个网络平台观看、接收并分发儿童性虐待材料。2024年7月被捕时，调查人员在其持有物中查获约50张图片与40段描绘儿童性虐待的视频。
法庭记录显示，Goatley 还多次匿名致电学校、警察局、紧急调度中心、动物收容所，以及全国失踪与受虐儿童中心（NCMEC），在电话中谎称自己正在性虐待一名儿童，并编造所谓虐待的细节。
其中，他反复致电蒙大拿州 Helena 的一所小学，谎称正在虐待一名学生；他还致电怀俄明州 Newcastle 的一所小学，谎称绑架并正在虐待一名学生，Newcastle 当地学校因此一度封锁，多个机构的执法人员投入搜寻来电者。他另曾致电密歇根州 Dearborn 警察局，谎称在一家当地酒店内虐待自己12岁的女儿，警员到场后确认他描述的房间并不存在。
2024年2月17日至4月8日间，Goatley 十次致电全国失踪与受虐儿童中心，谎称正在虐待自己的女儿或妹妹，并在多通电话中提供虚假身份信息。
2026年8月12日，Goatley 放弃起诉书程序，就一份五项罪名的检控书认罪，包括一项分发儿童色情物品罪与四项拨打淫秽或骚扰电话罪。除监禁外，法庭还判令他向全国失踪与受虐儿童中心支付1,000美元、缴纳500美元特别评估费，并没收其作案所用的数码设备。
联邦检察官 Scott Bradford 表示，分发儿童性虐待材料者助长了对儿童的持续剥削，而虚假的虐童报告则占用宝贵的执法资源、在社区制造恐惧，此次判决让被告为这两方面的危害承担责任。
此案由联邦调查局（FBI）调查，由俄勒冈区助理联邦检察官 Mira Chernick 负责起诉。
（来源：美国司法部）
Umatilla Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material and Making Hoax Abuse Reports
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announced that Thomas Goatley, 23, of Umatilla, Oregon, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for distributing child sexual abuse material and making harassing phone calls in which he falsely claimed to be sexually abusing children. U.S. Attorney Scott Bradford announced the sentence.
According to court documents, from at least September 2023 through April 2024, Goatley used multiple online platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, Discord, and X, to view, receive and distribute child sexual abuse material. When he was arrested in July 2024, investigators found approximately 50 images and 40 videos depicting the sexual abuse of children in his possession.
Court records show Goatley also made numerous anonymous harassing phone calls to schools, police departments, emergency dispatch centers, animal shelters, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). During the calls, he falsely claimed to be sexually abusing a child and provided fabricated details about the alleged abuse.
Among other incidents, Goatley repeatedly contacted an elementary school in Helena, Montana, and falsely claimed to be abusing a student. He also called an elementary school in Newcastle, Wyoming, and falsely reported that he had abducted and was abusing a student. In response, schools in Newcastle were placed on lockdown while law enforcement officers from multiple agencies worked to locate the caller.
Goatley also contacted the Dearborn, Michigan, Police Department and falsely claimed to be abusing his 12-year-old daughter at a local hotel. Officers responded and determined the room he described did not exist.
Between February 17 and April 8, 2024, Goatley made 10 calls to NCMEC falsely claiming to be abusing either his daughter or sister. During many of the calls, he provided false identifying information.
On August 12, 2026, Goatley waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a five-count information charging one count of distributing child pornography and four counts of making obscene or harassing telephone calls. In addition to the prison sentence, the court ordered Goatley to pay $1,000 to NCMEC, pay a $500 special assessment, and forfeit digital devices used in the offenses.
"Individuals who distribute child sexual abuse material contribute to the ongoing exploitation of children, while false reports of child abuse divert critical law enforcement resources and create fear in communities," said U.S. Attorney Scott Bradford. "This sentence holds the defendant accountable for both harms."
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Mira Chernick, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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