A 53-year-old Charlotte man, Joseph Franklin Jordan, has been sentenced to over two decades in prison for distributing child pornography. After serving his 262-month sentence, Jordan will face a life under supervised release and is required to register as a sex offender. Additionally, the court has imposed upon him the obligation to pay $19,000 in assessments and restitution, according to the
U.S. Attorney’s Office
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This stern measure reflects efforts by the U.S. Attorney’s Office to actively protect children from such egregious acts. In her statement that can be obtained by the
U.S. Attorney’s Office
, King expressed, “Protecting our children from sexual predators like Jordan is a top priority and one of the most urgent challenges we face today.” Law enforcement, according to the statement, is keen to promptly identify and prosecute offenders of child exploitation. Jordan’s 262-month sentence was influenced heavily by the particularly heinous nature of his offenses, which involved plans to meet with an undercover agent to sexually abuse a purported child.
Details from court proceedings reveal an undercover Homeland Security Investigations agent discovered Jordan in an online chat group frequented by users who distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Court documents detailed how Jordan made arrangements to sexually abuse a child that he believed the undercover agent had access to. A coordinated search, also involving the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department, led to the discovery of thousands of disturbing images and dialogue confirming Jordan’s criminal activities on his seized electronic devices.
In light of the gravity of the situation, the court’s decision to inflict such a significant sentence on Jordan underlines the judiciary’s commitment to hold accountable those who perpetrate crimes against the most vulnerable. Jordan pleaded guilty to the charge of distribution of child pornography on March 21. The agents responsible for Jordan’s arrest were praised by U.S. Attorney King, to swiftly and judiciously deal with such unsettling crimes. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, an extensive initiative striving to address the increasing challenge of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick J. Miller of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte prosecuted Jordan’s case. More information on Project Safe Childhood and the avenues available for the prevention of such crimes can be found by visiting the Department of Justice’s official website for the initiative.
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