Baltimore, Maryland – Daniel Morozewicz, age 38, of Frederick, Maryland, pleaded responsible yesterday to possession of kid pornography.

The responsible plea was introduced by United States Legal professional for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Appearing Particular Agent in Cost Selwyn Smith of Homeland Safety Investigations (HSI) Baltimore; Frederick County State’s Legal professional J. Charles Smith; and Frederick County Sheriff Charles A. “Chuck” Jenkins.

In line with his responsible plea, from September 2020 to January 2021, whereas employed as a Rockville Police Officer and an Military Nationwide Guardsman, Morozewicz obtained, possessed, and distributed youngster pornography on the BitTorrent file sharing community.  Morozewicz additionally used a number of digital units to obtain and distribute youngster pornography involving prepubescent minors.

Throughout that point, Morozewicz repeatedly distributed youngster pornography to undercover legislation enforcement officers.  On at the least 4 cases in 2020, investigators decided that the units related to Morozewicz’s IP tackle downloaded and shared youngster pornographic recordsdata on the BitTorrent; together with eight packages of kid pornography.

As acknowledged in his responsible plea, on March 4, 2021, Morozewicz obtained a tip that federal legislation enforcement wished to conduct an in-person interview with him.  The following day, on March 5, 2021, legislation enforcement executed a sequence of search and seizure warrants on Morozewicz’s residence, automobile, and his individual.  On account of the search of Morozewicz’s individual, legislation enforcement seized a smartphone which had been just lately manufacturing facility reset and erased in gentle of the upcoming go to from federal legislation enforcement.  He additionally admitted that he discarded his laptop in anticipation of a go to from legislation enforcement.  Morozewicz’s actions had been considered as an try and impede the investigation and prosecution of his youngster pornography offenses.

A number of digital units had been seized in connection the warrants executed at Morozewicz’s residence and in his automobile.  A forensic examination of Morozewicz’s units revealed that he possessed over 12,300 depictions of kid pornography and erotica, together with over 200 depicts involving the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers, and over 90 youngster pornographic pictures involving sado-masochistic conduct.

Morozewicz faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail adopted by as much as lifetime of supervised launch for possession of kid pornography.   U.S. District Choose Stephanie A. Gallagher has scheduled sentencing for September 8, 2022, at 11:00 a.m.

This case was introduced as a part of Mission Protected Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in Could 2006 by the Division of Justice to fight the rising epidemic of kid sexual exploitation and abuse.  Led by the US Legal professional’s Workplaces and the Legal Division’s Baby Exploitation and Obscenity Part, Mission Protected Childhood marshals federal, state, and native sources to find, apprehend, and prosecute people who sexually exploit youngsters, and to establish and rescue victims.  For extra details about Mission Protected Childhood, please go to www.justice.gov/psc.  For extra details about Web security schooling, please go to www.justice.gov/psc and click on on the “Assets” tab on the left of the web page.       

United States Legal professional Erek L. Barron counseled HSI, the Frederick County State’s Legal professional’s Workplace, and the Frederick County Sheriff’s Workplace for his or her work within the investigation.  Mr. Barron thanked Assistant U.S. Legal professional Paul A. Riley and Particular Assistant U.S. Legal professional Joyce King, Chief Counsel with the Frederick County State’s Legal professional’s Workplace, who prosecuted the federal case.

For extra data on the Maryland U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace, its priorities, and sources out there to assist the neighborhood, please go to www.justice.gov/usao-md/project-safe-childhood and https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.

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