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Louisiana Man Faces up to 70 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Charges

Louisiana – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced March 14, 2022, the indictment of Jayden D. D. Hall, age 21, of Harvey, Louisiana, who was charged on March 11, 2022, in a five-count federal indictment for crimes involving child exploitation.

Hall was charged with one count of Production of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Children in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251(a) and (e); three counts of Transportation of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Children in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(1) and (b)(1); and one count of Obstruction of Justice, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1519.

Hall faces a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years in prison and a maximum sentence of thirty years in prison if convicted of the production count. Hall faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of twenty years in prison if convicted of the transportation counts. Hall faces up to twenty years in prison if convicted of the obstruction charge.

Hall faces a term of supervised release of no less than five years and up to life after his release from prison for the production and transportation counts. Hall faces up to three years of supervised release for the obstruction charge. Hall faces a fine of up to $250,000 for each count, or the greater of twice the defendant’s gross gain or twice the gross loss to any person as a result of these offenses, plus a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.

U.S. Attorney Evans emphasized that the indictment is only a charge and that the defendant’s guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

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 Attorney’s 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.

The United States Attorney’s Office would also like to thank the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations for their assistance with this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas D. Moses is in charge of the prosecution in this case.

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