Legal Opinion
United States v. Monroe
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 1, 2018No. C.R. No. 16-00055 WESPublished
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam E. Smith, Chief Judge
On May 12, 2016, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant for the Warwick, Rhode Island residence of Defendant Jordan Monroe. The agents' search uncovered a hoard of child pornography on various computers and digital storage devices. A federal grand jury subsequently indicted Monroe for allegedly producing, receiving, and possessing such materials in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251 and 2252.
The trail of digital breadcrumbs that led to Monroe's door began with several pornographic videos downloaded from an internet file sharing service by an unknown user. Pursuant to § 2703(d) of the…
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