Weakley County Man Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography

  Memphis, TN - Phillip Haven Sanchez, 40, from Martin, Tennessee was sentenced on Thursday, October 23, 2008 to 30 years in federal prison by US District Court Judge Samuel H. Mays announced Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. 

        Sanchez was indicted in February 2006, and charged with engaging in sexual activity with a female minor for the purpose of producing visual depictions of such activity.  In April 2008, Sanchez was found guilty by a federal jury as charged in the indictment.

        This case was investigated by the Martin Police Department and by member agencies of the Memphis Crimes Against Children Task Force - specifically, the FBI, ICE, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, and Memphis Police Department.   Assistant United States Attorney Dan L. Newsom is handling the case for the government.

        Launched in February 2006, Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov .

 

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