LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A former Henderson resident pleaded guilty
today to distributing images of child pornography, some of which were tweeted
to his followers, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of
Nevada.
Mark Alan Stoneking, 40, previously of Henderson, Nevada,
now a resident of Elyria, Ohio, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of
child pornography. United States District Judge Richard Boulware II accepted
the guilty plea and scheduled sentencing for May 31, 2018.
According to the plea agreement, Stoneking admitted that, on
December 20, 2014, and January 6, 2015, he distributed using a Twitter account
sexually explicit photos of children. On January 12, 2016, the Henderson Police
Department and members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
executed a search warrant at his residence in Henderson and seized electronic
devices containing more than 600 videos and more than 200,000 images of child
pornography.
The minimum statutory penalty is five years in prison and
the maximum statutory penalty is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Stoneking will also be required to register as a sex offender under the Sex
Offender Registration and Notification Act.
The case was investigated by the FBI and the Henderson
Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tony Lopez is prosecuting the case.
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