HOUSTON – A 45-year-old Porter man has again been sent to
prison, this time for three federal charges to include distribution, receipt
and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
Eric Furzland is a sex offender who has been required to register since his
conviction for indecency with a child in 1997 in Harris County. He pleaded
guilty Oct. 12, 2017.
Today, U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett sentenced
Furzland to a total of 288 months in federal prison. He will also serve 20
years on supervised release following completion of his prison term, during
which time he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to
restrict his access to children and the internet. Furzland will also again be
ordered to register as a sex offender.
Authorities believed Furzland was uploading and storing
child pornography into a virtual storage account. He had been using a variety
of online applications to chat with others about child pornography and trade
materials. He later posted such materials to a cloud storage service and made
the link to his account available to at least one other person.
Law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence,
at which time they seized computer media and cellular phones. Forensic analysis
of the phone, computer media and virtual storage accounts revealed 300 child
pornography images and 2000 child pornography videos.
At a detention hearing held shortly after his arrest in
April 2017, Furzland was found to be a flight risk and danger to the community.
He has been in custody since that time where he will remain pending transfer to
a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
The FBI conducted the investigation.
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