St. Louis Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material

U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark handed down an eight-year prison sentence to James C. Astorian, a St. Louis County, Missouri man, for sharing child sexual abuse material. Astorian was also ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the identified victims. The investigation, led by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the St. Louis County Police Department, and the FBI, uncovered 6,110 images and 728 videos containing CSAM.

Key Takeaways:

• James C. Astorian, a 40-year-old man from St. Louis County, Missouri, was sentenced to 8 years in prison for possession of child pornography.
• Astorian was found to have shared 6,110 images and 728 videos containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) with an undercover police officer.
• The investigation, led by local and federal authorities, began after Astorian shared CSAM via a peer-to-peer network.
• Astorian pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in March.
• The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jillian Anderson and was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood.
• Astorian was ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the identified victims.
• The investigation revealed that Astorian had been trafficking in CSAM for approximately 2 years.

Statistics:

• 6,110 images and 728 videos containing CSAM were seized from Astorian's possession.
• Astorian was found to have been trafficking in CSAM for approximately 2 years.
• Astorian was ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the identified victims.
• The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006.

Sources:

• "Da. Mo. v. Astorian" ( case details )
• Source: US FBI
• [Source 2 - as mentioned in the original text]