Louisiana Man Faces Up to 90 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Producing and Transporting Videos of Child Sexual Abuse

Louisiana – On August 26, 2022, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that Jayden D. D. Hall, age 21, of Harvey, Louisiana, pled guilty to federal crimes involving child exploitation.

Hall pled guilty to one count of Production of Materials Involving Child Sexual Exploitation, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251(a) and (e), and three counts of Transportation of Materials Involving Child Sexual Exploitation, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(1) and (b) (1). According to court filings, Hall generated new child sexual assault movies and then utilized many social media accounts to spread those videos, as well as other child sexual abuse material, on the internet.

Hall faces a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years in prison and a maximum sentence of thirty years in prison for the production count. Hall faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in jail and a maximum sentence of twenty years in prison for each transportation offense. Hall will also be subject to supervised release for at least five years and up to life after his release from prison. Hall faces a fine of up to $250,000 or the greater of twice the defendant’s gross gain or twice the defendant’s gross loss as a result of these offenses, as well as a $100 obligatory special assessment fee for each count.

The sentencing date has been set for November 6, 2022, by Judge Jay C. Zainey.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide campaign launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to tackle the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. 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. It is led by US Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). To learn more about Project Safe Childhood, go to www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

The United States Attorney’s Office would also like to thank the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, the United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Strategic Engagement Team, and the New Orleans Police Department for their assistance in this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas D. Moses is in charge of the prosecution in this case.