HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Craig M. Killmeyer, age 54, of
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was charged on February 24, 2020, in a criminal
information with exploitation of minors.
According to United States Attorney David J. Freed,
Killmeyer is alleged to have received and distributed child pornography between
December 2017 and December 9, 2018. The
one-count information also includes a notice of the Government’s intent to
forfeit all images of child pornography and the electronic devices associated
with those images.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney
James T. Clancy is prosecuting the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a
nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to
combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the
United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation
and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and
local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually
exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information
about Project Safe Childhood, please visit
www.usdoj.gov/psc For more information about internet safety education,
please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”
Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations.
All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty
in court.
A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the
Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the
Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is 20
years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and
a fine. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Judge is also required to
consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances and
seriousness of the offense; the history and characteristics of the defendant;
and the need to punish the defendant, protect the public and provide for the
defendant's educational, vocational and medical needs. For these reasons, the
statutory maximum penalty for the offense is not an accurate indicator of the
potential sentence for a specific defendant.
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