Registered Sexual intercourse Offender Sentenced To 15 Many years For Sexual Exploitation of Children | USAO-EDMI

DETROIT – A registered sex offender living in Dearborn who sought and received a sexually specific image from a small was sentenced to fifteen several years in Federal prison for sexual exploitation of little ones, declared United States Lawyer Dawn N. Ison. 

Ison was joined in the announcement by James A. Tarasca, Distinctive Agent in Demand of the Detroit Field Place of work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

Anthony John-Hamernik Girard, 32, of Dearborn, Michigan, was sentenced by United States District Choose Mark A. Goldsmith. Girard admitted that, while on the internet, he asked for that a 16-year-outdated minimal build and deliver him an graphic of the minimal engaged in sexually express conduct, and that he been given a sexually specific image from the very same minimal. In that similar chat, he explained to the 16-yr-outdated that he “kinda” wished that she was youthful.

Law enforcement in Perrysburg, Ohio investigated Girard right after he began sending sexually express messages to a insignificant Girard considered was a 14-12 months-aged woman but was actually an undercover law enforcement officer. From this investigation, law enforcement learned that Girard experienced other contacts with minors, which includes telling a 13-yr-old that she was “beautiful” in advance of she explained to him that she wished no more contact with him.

“A prior conviction that resulted in a designation as a intercourse offender did not avoid this offender from lurking online and exploiting a minimal. This sentence demonstrates that recidivist offenders who interact in on the internet exploitation will obtain important penalties to maintain our young children safe.” U.S. Attorney Ison stated.

“Sexual exploitation is one particular of the most wicked crimes fully commited, and this scenario is primarily disturbing due to the fact the defendant engaged in this conduct pursuing a conviction that place him on the intercourse registry,” said James A. Tarasca, Particular Agent in Demand of the FBI’s Detroit Industry Office. “The FBI will keep on to perform tirelessly to safeguard the most vulnerable members of our neighborhood from damage and exploitation.”

This situation was investigated by the Southeast Michigan Trafficking and Exploitation Crimes Undertaking Force of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Perrysburg Law enforcement Section and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Christopher Rawsthorne and Lisandra Fernandez-Silber.