Clay County Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges

JACKSONVILLE, FL—United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announced today that Brian Russell Pollock (42, Clay County) was indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography charges. Pollock is charged with advertising, receipt, attempted transportation, and possession of child pornography. On each of the three advertising counts, Pollock faces a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in federal prison, and a $250,000 fine. On each of the receipt and attempted transportation counts, Pollock faces at least five years and up to 20 years in federal prison, and a $250,000 fine. On each of the possession counts, Pollock faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. Pollock was arrested today by FBI agents.

The indictment alleges that Pollock received and attempted to transport images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and, on multiple occasions, did knowingly make, print, publish, and caused to be made notices and advertisements seeking and offering to receive the visual depiction of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. It further alleges that Pollock knew and had reason to know that such notices and advertisements would be transported via means involving interstate commerce, including the computer and Internet. According to the indictment, Pollock attempted to transport or ship such notices and visual images via the same means.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent until, and unless, proven guilty.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Jacksonville and Rochester (New York), and the Child Predator Cybercrime Unit of the Florida Attorney General’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney D. Rodney Brown.

It was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit projectsafechildhood.gov.