Child porn gets Mooringsport man 20-year sentence

United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley said that Steven Deem, 52, of Mooringsport was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, to 240 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for distribution of child pornography. He is also required to register as a sex offender.
According to evidence presented at the guilty plea on October 10, 2013, authorities discovered Deem had transmitted images of child pornography online in September 2012. Upon further investigation, they found that he had previously uploaded a video to YouTube discussing his views on children and sex. The YouTube video also contained images of nude and semi-nude children. Deem’s home was searched on November 1, 2012, and authorities discovered more than 43 images of child pornography.
The Louisiana Attorney General’s High Technology Crime Unit, Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Earl M. Campbell prosecuted the case.
This case 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 U.S. 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 www.projectsafechildhood.gov.