Louisiana Man Charged with Possession of Files Depicting the Sexual Victimization of Children Faces up to 20 Years in Prison

Louisiana – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on May 31, 2022, that Brock Taylor Guillot, age 24, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, was charged on Thursday, May 26, 2022, by a federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Louisiana in a one-count indictment with possession of images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children under the age of twelve years old, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ‘ 2252(a)(4)(B).

Guillot faces a maximum sentence of twenty years in prison. Guillot also faces the possibility of a lifetime of supervised release, a $250,000 fine, a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, and the requirement to register as a sex offender.

U.S. Attorney Evans emphasized that an indictment is only a charge and that the defendant’s guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. All defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty.

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

U.S. Attorney Evans praised the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s work in investigating this case. The prosecution is led by Assistant United States Attorney Jordan Ginsberg.