Registered Sex Offender Sought
By Jamie Burch
Published: Tue, May 06, 2008 - 3:24 pm
Federal prosecutors say 55-year-old Ruble Keys, of Medford, Oregon, and 13 other people traded more than 400,000 images and videos of pre-pubescent children, including toddlers, engaged in various sex acts. According to the 40 count indictment, members of the ring used Internet newsgroups, which are large file sharing networks where text, software, pictures and videos can be traded and shared.
Medford pleaded guilty to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise; conspiracy to advertise, transport, ship, receive and possess child pornography; advertising child pornography; and receiving child pornography. He faces anwhere from 20 years in federal prison to a life sentence.
Two other men, 56-year-old Warren Weber of Boise, Idaho and 38-year-old Stepan Bondarenko of Philadelphia pleaded guilty earlier this year.
The other 11 defendants will go on trial Jen 2nd in Pensacola.
Federal prosecutors credit Project Safe Childhood for helping make the bust happen. Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.
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If these sites are as secure as you think they are, I for one am glad that they did not know about them. They needed to be caught and stopped.