Federal Child Porn Indictment in Lake in the Hills

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office:

LAKE OF THE HILLS MAN INDICTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES ROCKFORD

A man from Lake of the Hills was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Rockford on charges of child pornography.

PAUL W. CHRISTMANN, 50, of Lake of the Hills, Ill., was charged with

  • two counts of transporting child pornography via the internet in 2013, and
  • one count of possessing two computers in 2017 containing images of child pornography.

Each count of transporting child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years and a maximum of 20 years in prison, and possessing child pornography carries a maximum of up to 10 years in prison.

Each count carries a $250,000 maximum fine.

If Christmann is convicted, the court must impose a reasonable sentence under federal sentencing statutes and the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines.

The public is reminded that an indictment contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt.

The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The indictment was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Jeff Sallet, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Chicago.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force assisted in the investigation.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael D. Love


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Federal Child Porn Indictment in Lake in the Hills — 6 Comments

  1. But see the charges against Dominique Hines of Crystal Lake. Gross.

  2. First off, Meg an indictment is not a verdict. Second, why would you even go to fakebook? That is the enemy. When will you people understand that you cannot post links to a site that people cannot see?

  3. What about the charges against Althoff, Jung and Franks for their tax crimes against the populace?

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