TWO MEN SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT

BIRMINGHAM, AL - In unrelated cases today two men were sentenced on Child Pornography and related charges. The cases were brought as part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood initiative and our continuing efforts to target individuals who engage in child pornography related activity.

"These cases are graphic reminders that Internet predators are out there ready to do our children harm," stated U.S. Attorney Alice H. Martin. "All parents need to be vigilant supervising their children's Internet use, and all children need to be aware that an apparent Internet friend may turn out to be just the opposite in real life."

LUKE SIMON GOLJAN, 27, of Salem, Massachusetts, was charged with the sexual exploitation of children and for offering to purchase children for the purpose of producing visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct. He was additionally charged with using a computer to attempt to entice minors to engage in illicit sexual conduct and traveling from Massachusetts to Alabama for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct. GOLJAN was arrested and in Birmingham, Alabama on April 4, 2006. He was convicted after a jury trial earlier this year. GOLJAN was sentenced to 292 months in prison and will serve 25 years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.

JOHNATHAN PHILLIP PERRY, 24, of Clarkesville, Tennessee, pled guilty to two counts of enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual conduct. PERRY, who lived in Tennessee, met a 14 year old female who lived in Alabama, and began communicating with her via the internet and telephone. Approximately four months after their internet introduction, he traveled to Alabama for the purpose of engaging in sexual intercourse with the minor female. PERRY was arrested on August 26, 2006. He was sentenced to 128 months in prison and will serve 40 years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.

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

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 U.S. Attorneys' Offices nationwide, 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 the national Project Safe Childhood initiative, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov/.

The cases above were investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from local law enforcement. Assistant United States Attorney Laura D. Hodge and John H. England, III, prosecuted the cases on behalf of the U.S. Government.