United States Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of Virginia
Chuck Rosenberg - United States Attorney

ALEXANDRIA     NEWPORT NEWS      NORFOLK      RICHMOND

February 7, 2007

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Fort Eustis Soldier Sentenced for Child Pornography

(Newport News, VA) - Clint Manuel McVey, 28, a soldier stationed at Fort Eustis, was sentenced today to 210 months imprisonment to be followed by lifetime supervised release for the receipt of child pornography. Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the announcement after United States District Judge Rebecca B. Smith pronounced McVey’s sentencing.

Between June 1, 2005 and December 16, 2005, McVey received 17 movies containing child pornography. Investigators with the Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force identified McVey when he attempted to share a video containing child pornography. They alerted agents with the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command at Fort Eustis. A search warrant was issued and agents from the Army Criminal Investigation Command seized McVey’s computer. An analysis was conducted by the Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory where they found the 17 movies containing child pornography. Upon being questioned by agents, McVey admitted he downloaded child pornography beginning in June 2005.

The investigation was conducted by the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Lisa R. McKeel and Special Assistant United States Attorney Russell E. McGuire of the Virginia Attorney General’s Office prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States.