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Date: 12-26-2017

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United States of America v. Donald McCoy, Jr.

Western District of Washington Federal Courthouse - Seattle, Washington

Case Number: 2:16-cr-00284-JLR

Judge: James R. Robart

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (King county)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Matthew Hampton

Defendant's Attorney: Vanessa Pai-Thompson - FPD

Description: Seattle, WA - Former Bothell Resident Pleads Guilty to Production, Distribution and Possession of Images of Child Molestation

Defendant Identified via File Sharing Software; Law Enforcement finds Images of Abuse

A 53-year old Bothell, Washington, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to production, distribution and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. DONALD MCCOY JR was arrested in October 2016, and has been in federal custody since that time. MCCOY faces a mandatory minimum 15 years in prison and up to 30 years in prison when sentenced.

According to records filed in the case, MCCOY came to the attention of federal law enforcement in 2016, when an undercover agent using peer-to-peer file sharing software observed images of child rape being shared from a computer tied to an internet protocol address that traced back to MCCOY’s residence. After obtaining the address and a court authorized search warrant, law enforcement executed the search at MCCOY’s home. Forensic examination of various electronic devices revealed that MCCOY had made images of the molestation of four young children between the ages of 6 and 13 years-old. MCCOY molested several the young children while they were asleep.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc .

The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with assistant with the Seattle Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Outcome: Guilty

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