Fort Dix Inmate Sentenced For Role In Child Porn Ring: USAO

An inmate already serving a lengthy sentence for a child pornography conviction was sentenced 12 years, 10 months in prison for possessing images of child pornography while incarcerated, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced on Monday.

Erik M. Smith, 36, of Iron Mountain, Michigan, previously pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. He is also subject to five years of supervised release. He was already serving 19 years, seven months at Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix (FCI Fort Dix) for his conviction in the Western District of Michigan for receipt of child pornography.

Smith previously admitted that he had a 16-gigabyte micro SD card containing 263 images of child pornography, including 213 sexually explicit images of prepubescent children, according to documents filed in the case and statements made in court.

He told another inmate the SD card included “mostly boy stuff,” referring to images of boys, according to authorities. Smith admitted that he downloaded these and other images of child pornography from a cloud account on behalf of other inmates.

The alleged child pornography ring involved a total of eight inmates in the prison. Five have already pleaded guilty, including Smith and 26-year-old Jacob S. Good, of Fredricksburg, Virginia, who pleaded guilty last week to an information charging him with one count of possession of child pornography.
His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 7.

The Virginia man who was accused of leading the ring already pleaded guilty to his role in the operation. Anthony C. Jeffries, 32, of Orange, Virginia, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of possession of child pornography. His sentencing is scheduled for July 10.

Jordan T. Allen, 31, of Plain City, Ohio, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of possession of child pornography. His sentencing is scheduled for July 17.

Brian J. McKay, 47, of Brookhaven, Pa., pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of possession of child pornography. His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 6.
Charges remain pending against:

• Christopher D. Roffler, 30, of Virginia Beach, Virginia;
• William H. Noble, 52, of Lowell, Massachusetts; and
• Charles Wesley Bush, 38, of Knoxville, Tennessee.

All those accused as part of this network were already serving sentences for prior child pornography offenses while committing the alleged crimes in this case. The pending charges and allegations are merely accusations, and these defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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