Former Burlington, Washington, resident sentenced to 20 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse

Seattle – A 44-year-old resident of Dayton, Nevada, who beforehand resided in Burlington, Washington, was sentenced at this time in U.S. District Court docket in Seattle to twenty years in jail for manufacturing of kid pornography, introduced U.S. Lawyer Nick Brown. Between 2014 and 2020, John Holcomb made sexually specific movies of a younger youngster left in his care. On the sentencing listening to U.S. District Choose Robert S. Lasnik remanded Holcomb to custody saying, “These had been critical and violent offenses…. One of the vital reprehensible circumstances the court docket has seen.”

“No sentence can relieve the trauma suffered by the younger sufferer on this case,” stated U.S. Lawyer Nick Brown. “The court docket acknowledged a key difficulty of concern for prosecutors on this case, that the group and different youngsters be protected.”

In accordance with data filed within the case, in 2020, regulation enforcement in Skagit County was investigating Holcomb for an unrelated legal allegation. As a part of that investigation, regulation enforcement served a court docket approved search warrant on Holcomb permitting them to grab his digital units. The forensic examination revealed movies depicting youngster sexual abuse. Legislation enforcement then sought a brand new search warrant from a Skagit County Superior Court docket decide to additional assessment the units for photos of kid sexual abuse.

The forensic examination revealed three movies of Holcomb sexually abusing a baby who was about 6 or 7 years previous. 

Holcomb will register as a intercourse offender following his launch from jail and he might be on federal supervision for the remainder of his life.

The case was investigated by the FBI, the Burlington Police Division, the Skagit County Sheriff’s Workplace, the Mt. Vernon Police Division, and the Oak Harbor Police Division.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Lawyer Matthew Hampton and Particular Assistant United States Lawyer Laura Harmon. Ms. Harmon is a Senior Deputy King County Prosecutor who’s specifically designated to prosecute youngster exploitation crimes in federal court docket.