Internetnews reports on a guilty plea entered by a Washington, D.C. man on charges of using the Internet to distribute and receive child pornography. The guilty plea was on one count each of using a computer to advertise, transport, receive and possess child pornography. The US statute criminalizing child pornography is 18 U.S.C. §§2251-2260.

The prosecution by U.S. Department of Justice outlines an increased effort to prevent the use of Internet by child abusers,

"Pedophiles who think the Internet is a safe haven for the sexual exploitation of children are dead wrong," Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher said in a statement. "We will find and punish those who prey on our nation’s youth."

Under the federal sentencing guidelines, Schiffer faces a likely sentence of 262 to 327 months in prison. The government is also seeking the forfeiture of the computer equipment allegedly used to commit these crimes. Sentencing is set for Feb. 9.

[Via InternetNews.com -]