Tempe Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography

PHOENIX—Edward Joseph Osche, 40, of Tempe, Ariz., was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver to 20 years in federal prison followed by lifetime supervised release for distribution of child pornography. This offense occurred in the District of Arizona. Osche pleaded guilty to this offense on June 29, 2010.

Between September 28, 2007 and October 24, 2007, Osche was distributing videos of child pornography to another computer user in Florida using the Internet. These videos depicted minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including minors as young as infants. A search warrant was later executed at the defendant’s home and his computer was seized, along with numerous disks, to which he was also saving child pornography. He was found in possession of over 1,000 images and/or videos of child pornography.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution was handled by Dimitra H. Sampson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.

CASE NUMBER: CR-08-0852-PHX-ROS

RELEASE NUMBER: 2010- 205(Osche)