Seattle man, who worked as a babysitter, charged with production and possession of child pornography

Seattle – A 23-year-old Seattle resident is charged federally with manufacturing and possession of kid pornography following an investigation by the Seattle Police Web Crimes in opposition to Youngsters process Drive.  Antonio Diego Brugnoli-Baskin was taken into custody this morning and appeared in federal court docket as we speak.  Brugnoli-Baskin was beforehand charged in King County Superior Court docket. 

 Brugnoli-Baskin stays detained pending extra hearings.

In line with the prison grievance, Brugnoli-Baskin got here to the eye of legislation enforcement when digital service supplier Google Inc. reported to the Nationwide Middle for Lacking and Exploited Youngsters (NCMEC) that an account later related to Brugnoli-Baskin had uploaded 129 photographs of kid sexual abuse.  Legislation enforcement sought to find out the proprietor of the account and site of the account proprietor.  Brugnoli-Baskin was contacted by legislation enforcement in early September 2022.  Legislation enforcement realized he has been providing his providers as a baby-sitter.

Manufacturing of kid pornography is punishable by a compulsory minimal 15 years in jail to life in jail.  Possession of kid pornography is punishable by as much as 20 years in jail.

The costs contained within the prison grievance are solely allegations.  An individual is presumed harmless except and till she or he is confirmed responsible past an affordable doubt in a court docket of legislation.

The case is being investigated by the Seattle Police Web Crimes in opposition to Youngsters Process Drive (ICAC) and the FBI. 

Any households whose youngsters might have been left in Brugnoli-Baskin’s care can contact SPD’s Web Crimes Towards Youngsters detective christine.nichols@seattle.gov.

The case is being prosecuted by Particular Assistant United States Lawyer Laura Harmon.  Ms. Harmon is a Deputy King County Prosecutor specifically designated to prosecute little one exploitation crimes in federal court docket.