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Date: 03-19-2018
Case Style:
United States of America v. Eric VanEmmerik
Federal Courthouse - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Case Number: 4:16-cr-40130-KES
Judge: Karen E. Schreier
Court: United States District Court for the District of South Dakota (Minnehaha County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Jeff Clapper
Defendant's Attorney: Jason J. Tupman - FPD
Description: Sioux Falls, SD - Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 97 Months for Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography
U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography on March 15, 2018.
Eric VanEmmerik, age 46, was sentenced to 97 months custody, followed by 5 years of supervised release, ordered to pay $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund, and forfeit his computer.
VanEmmerik was indicted for distribution and receipt of child pornography by a federal grand jury on December 6, 2016. He pled guilty on December 11, 2017.
On September 11, 2016, a detective with the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office discovered that VanEmmerik distributed child pornography on the internet. When members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force searched his home, they found his computer with thousands of photos of child pornography. VanEmmerick immediately confessed that he had been viewing and downloading child pornography for years.
This case was investigated by the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office and Homeland Security Investigations.
VanEmmerik was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 97 months custody, followed by 5 years of supervised release, ordered to pay $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund, and forfeit his computer.
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