PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain
announced that David Milliner, 50, of Philadelphia, PA entered a plea of guilty
today before United States District Court Judge Petrese Tucker to four counts
of online enticement of a minor, six counts of manufacturing/attempted
manufacturing of child pornography, four counts of receipt of child
pornography, one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor, and one
count of possession of child pornography.
The charges arise out of the defendant’s sexually explicit
online communications with four boys, ages 8 through 12, between September and
December of 2017, during which the defendant pretended to be a prince from the
royal “DeRothschild” family and enticed his victims to self-produce images of
child pornography and send them to him over Instagram. At the time of the defendant’s
arrest, he was in possession of images of child pornography of these victims
and other children.
“Child exploitation is a pervasive problem – made more so by
the accessibility of the Internet and digital media – that demands an
aggressive response,” said U.S. Attorney McSwain. “Child predators typically
lie and manipulate children in order to get what they want, and this case is a
prime example of that. We urge parents and guardians to monitor what their
children do online, and we stand ready with our federal and local partners to
identify and prosecute those who would prey upon minor children.”
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Philadelphia Police Department Special Victims Unit, and the
Wayland, Michigan Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant
United States Attorney Kelly Harrell.
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