Related News: Headland man to plead guilty in child porn case

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A Headland man recently submitted a request to withdraw his not guilty plea on multiple federal child pornography-related charges in exchange for a guilty plea.

Federal court records show Matthew Bryon Philmon submitted the request earlier this week in federal court to change his plea on a two-count felony indictment involving the distribution and possession of child pornography.

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Related News: 245 arrested in U.S.-led child sex abuse operation

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Washington (CNN) — An international operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement aimed at child pornography and sexual abuse has resulted in the arrest of 245 suspects, officials announced Thursday. All but 23 of the suspects were apprehended in the United States.

The agency said that during the course of Operation Sunflower, law enforcement officers identified 123 victims of child exploitation and removed 44 of those children from their alleged abusers with whom they were living. The other cases involved victims who were exploited by people outside their homes or children who were harmed years ago and are now adults.

Source: CNN

Related News: Hartford man faces child porn charges

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A Hartford man faces more than a dozen child pornography charges after Geneva County Sheriff’s investigators arrested him late last week.

Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Tony Helms said investigators arrested Christopher Wade Turner, 39, and charged him with 14 felony counts of possession child pornography.

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Related News: Study: Vast Majority Of Homemade Porn, Private Photos End Up Online

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WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – The vast majority of homemade pornography and private images on personal computers ends up on public websites called “parasites.”

Eighty-eight percent of homemade pornography, including videos and still images, finds its way onto porn sites, often without the owners’ knowledge, a new study from Britain’s Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has found.

The study analyzed more than 12,000 sexually explicit images uploaded by young people and found that the great majority of images had been stolen and published to what the organization calls, “parasite” websites.

Source: CBS DC

Related News: Ex-pastor sentenced in Alabama child porn case

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Cannon pleaded guilty in April to possession and distribution of child pornography. He admitted he posted child pornography on various Facebook profiles, using his own and fake names. Court records indicated that Cannon used 13 phony accounts.

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Related News: Dothan man arrested for raping victim at knifepoint in Enterprise

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The victim in the case stated she met Mueller online through a social media website. She admitted to giving Mueller her address during an online conversation.

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Related News: Wi-Fi-hacking neighbor sentenced to 18 years

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Barry Ardolf, 46, repeatedly hacked into his next-door neighbors’ Wi-Fi network in 2009, and used it to try and frame them for child pornography, sexual harassment, various kinds of professional misconduct and to send threatening e-mail to politicians, including Vice President Joe Biden.

Source: CNN