DOJ: 27-year-old Tacoma man arrested for allegedly producing child porn
TACOMA, Wash. - Police arrested a Tacoma man on Tuesday for allegedly producing child porn.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), a foreign law enforcement agency contacted the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Computer Crimes Center about a Skype video showing the rape of an infant.
HSI quickly worked to identify the person in the video, and their investigation led them to 27-year-old Demitri Super.
The infant victim has been identified, and the parents were notified.
The DOJ says production of child pornography is punishable by a minimum of 15 years, and up to 30 years in prison.
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The DOJ says the case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
For more information on Project Safe Childhood, click here.
This is a developing story.