LIMESTONE COUNTY MAN PLED GUILTY IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE

BIRMINGHAM, AL - DOYLE LYNN MCLEMORE, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to possession of child pornography and receiving child pornography.

“The internet provides elements that child pornography criminals love: a cloak of anonymity, speed of communication and global access to potential victims,” states U.S. Attorney Alice H. Martin. “People who use children to gratify their own sexual fantasies, will face prosecution.”

MCLEMORE, 54, of Elkmont, Alabama located in Limestone County, was charged in November 2006 with one count of possession of child pornography and one count of receiving material involving the sexual exploitation of minors. MCLEMORE now faces not more than 10 years imprisonment for possession of child pornography and a maximum of twenty years or minimum of five years imprisonment for receipt of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon L. Blackburn will set a sentencing hearing for MCLEMORE in the near future.

Special Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were led to MCLEMORE after a complaint was filed in Germany regarding an online company. From there the investigation went to a target in Michigan and they were subsequently led to MCLEMORE. A subsequent search of MCLEMORE’S computer revealed images of child pornography.

“While the internet is a useful tool, it has the potential to facilitate heinous criminal conduct,” states Carmen S. Adams, Special Agent in Charge, Birmingham Field Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation. “This case is another example of our continuing focus on the protection of children, who are some of the most vulnerable members of our society.”

This case was investigated by Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Mary Stuart Burrell prosecuted this case on behalf of the U.S. Government.

In February 2006, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorney’s Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.