Louisiana Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison After Agents Discovered Over 5,400 Photographs and Videos Containing Child Pornography
Lake Charles, Louisiana – A Louisiana man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison after agents discovered over 5,400 photographs and videos containing child pornography.
On May 4, 2023, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that a Louisiana man who was convicted of receipt of child pornography appeared in federal court for sentencing. United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced Terrence Landry.
Terrence Landry, 34, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was sentenced to 210 months in prison (17 years and 6 months), followed by ten years of supervised release. The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation received a complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in May 2020 regarding the possible dissemination of child pornography from Lake Charles, Louisiana, Louisiana. A subsequent inquiry by agents established that Landry was the subscriber of the IP address associated with the child pornographic photos. Authorities secured a search warrant and then searched Landry’s residence. Law enforcement seized and analyzed numerous computers and electronic devices belonging to Landry. Agents discovered over 5,000 still photographs and over 400 videos containing child pornography, some of which featured prepubescent children engaging in sexual activities with adults. Landry acknowledged in May 2016 to receiving particular photographs via the internet while knowing they constituted child pornography. On April 13, 2022, Landry pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography.
The Department of Homeland Security Investigations and the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R. Bordelon.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a countrywide campaign led by the United States Department of Justice to tackle the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Project Safe Childhood, led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, combines 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.