Brent Murie Texted with Undercover Officer about Incest, Child Exploitation
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Utah man, who communicated via the instant messaging application Kik with an undercover employee working for the I-81 Human Trafficking and Crimes Against Child Task Force, pled guilty today to a pair of federal crimes.
Brent Walter Murie, 67, pled guilty today to two counts of distribution of child pornography. Each count calls for a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and requires Murie to register as a convicted sex offender upon his release from prison as well as pay restitution to his victims.
“Our children’s world is online more than ever before and we, as a law enforcement community, must rise to the challenge of keeping them from becoming victims of sexual abusers,” United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh said today. “My Office will continue to work with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to protect the most vulnerable among us, our children, from sexual exploitation. I am thankful to the FBI and all those who worked to bring this matter to justice.”
“Brent Walter Murie admitted today to sexually exploiting children by distributing and exchanging their images online,” said FBI Richmond Special Agent in Charge Stanley M. Meador. “I want to thank the I-81 Human Trafficking and Crimes Against Child Task Force and our partners for their work on this case. We will never stop fighting to protect children and making sure their...
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