Pennsylvania Man Charged for Secretly Recording Boys in Maryland Restrooms

To contact us Click HERE

AllegedlyTook Videos of Boys in Public Restrooms in Maryland without Their Knowledge
BALTIMORE—A federal grand jury hasindicted Brian Matthew Williams, age 28, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, oncharges of producing and possessing child pornography. The sealed indictmentwas returned on June 5, 2012. Williams was arrested last night at his home andthe indictment was unsealed today.
The indictment was announced by UnitedStates Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agentin Charge Richard A. McFeely of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; ColonelMarcus L. Brown, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police; and Cecil CountyState’s Attorney Christopher Eastridge.
“The indictment alleges that thedefendant egregiously violated the privacy of young boys by secretly recordingthem in public restrooms, a crime that gives every parent nightmares,” saidU.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. “I am grateful to the vigilant citizen whonoticed the unusual behavior and immediately called 911 and to the police andprosecutors who conducted an urgent investigation.”
The three-count indictment alleges thatWilliams used the camera on his cell phone to produce two video files thatdepict two prepubescent minor males urinating and to capture images of one ofthe prepubescent minor male’s exposed penis. The indictment alleges that thevideos were taken in a public rest room in Maryland without the knowledge ofthe minor victims. The indictment further alleges that Williams possessedseveral video files on a memory card that depicted a number of minor malesurinating and captured images of their exposed penises without their knowledgein a public restroom.
Williams faces a minimum mandatorysentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum of 30 years in prison, followed byup to lifetime of supervised release, on each of the two counts for productionof child pornography and a maximum of 10 years in prison for possession ofchild pornography. An initial appearance is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. today in U.S.District Court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
An indictment is not a finding of guilt.An individual charged by indictment is presumed innocent unless and untilproven guilty at some later criminal proceedings.
This case was brought as part of ProjectSafe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Departmentof Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation andabuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’sChild Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshalsfederal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecuteindividuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visitwww.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, pleasevisit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the “Resources” tab on the left of thepage.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosensteincommended the FBI, Maryland State Police, and Cecil County State’s Attorney’sOffice for their work in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein thanked AssistantU.S. Attorney Judson T. Mihok, who is prosecuting the case.