South Jordan man gets 14-year sentence for child porn distribution
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A South Jordan man was sentenced to 14 years in prison and a life term of supervised release after he admitted to uploading child pornography on a social media platform.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that James Weston Fawcett, 43, admitted to uploading child pornography on a social media platform known as Wickr between Dec. 8, 2022 and Jan. 15, 2023.
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“Fawcett uploaded 18 videos and 11 images of child pornography to two chatrooms on the social media platform,” stated a press release from the U.S Attorney’s Office. “At the time the files were uploaded, one of the chatrooms had approximately 200 members that could choose to preview or download the files to their phones or computers. Several of the videos contained images of children under the age of 12.”
A search of Fawcett’s residence also turned up “thousands of images” of child pornography on electronic devices.
“Officers also found an image of child pornography where Fawcett superimposed his face on the adult male pictured with a child,” stated the release.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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