Lindsay Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography

FRESNO, CA—United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that Timothy David Bodine, 35, of Lindsay, California, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors.

According to the plea agreement, Bodine possessed images and videos depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Bodine received the child pornography on his computer, and many of the images depicted prepubescent minors.

The maximum penalties for possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors are 10 years of imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, or both imprisonment and a fine; and a potential lifetime term of supervised release. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory sentencing factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The sentencing hearing will be held at 8:15 a.m. on May 21, 2012.

This case is the result of an extensive investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fresno Police Department, California Department of Justice, and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy R. Jehangiri is prosecuting the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative 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, PSC mobilizes federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov or call the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California and ask to speak with the PSC coordinator.