Robert DiDuca, of Milford, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston Friday to 18 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of probation. He pleaded guilty in November 2011 to possession, production and distribution of child pornography.
In a statement, U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz said: “I hope that today’s sentence sends a strong message that the government will bring all of its resources to bear on child exploitation investigations and prosecutions. Protecting children is one of our highest priorities, and we will
continue to aggressively and proactively root out anyone engaged in the exploitation of a child.”
She commended investigators, whose efforts led not only to the arrest of DiDuca, a former hotel manager, but led “to a worldwide investigation, culminating in dozens arrests and the rescue of nearly over 130 children,” she said.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, when arrested, DiDuca had possession of more than 27,000 images of child pornography.
Investigators found that Diduca engaged in an online chat with an individual being separately prosecuted in Arizona, “persuading him to sexually abuse” a 4-year-old child and take sexually explicit photos of the child, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
The release continued: “Diduca provided the individual with a camera and suggested how the child should be posed. Diduca was also a member of an online forum for those with a sexual interest in children, and sent a pornographic image of a child via email. An investigation of that distributed image led to the identification of the child, and the arrest of a Dutch national in the Netherlands, who was charged with production, distribution, and possession of child pornography, as well as the sexual assault of 87 minors.”
http://milford-ma.patch.com/articles/robert-diduca-sentenced
See also:
Nearly 200 people were arrested last month and almost 20 victims rescued in a crackdown on child pornography (Operation Orion)
http://vrritti.com/2012/06/09/nearly-200-people-were-arrested-last-month-and-almost-20-victims-rescued-in-a-crackdown-on-child-pornography/
Investigators have busted a child pornography ring spread across the U.S. and Europe that produced and distributed sexually explicit images of babies and toddlers online (Operation Bulldog)
http://vrritti.com/2012/06/09/investigators-have-busted-a-child-pornography-ring-spread-across-the-u-s-and-europe-that-produced-and-distributed-sexually-explicit-images-of-babies-and-toddlers-online/
The Life Of Child Abuse Investigators: “Think of something, make it ten times worse, and we’ll have video to go with it”
http://vrritti.com/2012/06/04/the-life-of-child-abuse-investigators-think-of-something-make-it-ten-times-worse-and-well-have-video-to-go-with-it/
