The investigation was conducted by the FBI. Fuechtener further admitted that he used the Skype username “larusa22” to engage in chats to distribute child pornography by sharing his GigaTribe “Lars45” folder in exchange for watching a father sexually assault his daughter, and that he used Grindr to chat with others about coordinating to drug and sexually molest a young boy. These files were found on nine devices collected from all over Fuechtener’s home. During the execution of a search warrant of Fuechtener’s residence, law enforcement found over 9,000 images and videos depicting children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. In his plea agreement, Fuechtener admitted that he shared numerous child pornography files on GigaTribe, a peer-to-peer file sharing program. The Court believed the testimony of Fuechtener’s former attorneys and denied the motion to withdraw on June 15, 2018. At the hearing, Fuechtener personally testified and called a fellow inmate, who is also charged with child pornography offenses, to testify on his behalf. Over the course of a five-day evidentiary hearing, Fuechtener’s former attorneys testified that they had advised him of details of the plea agreement, including potential penalties and consequences of the plea. Instead of proceeding with sentencing, he filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea on June 22, 2017.
17, 2016, during his bench trial for the criminal charges. “We have no greater duty than to protect the most vulnerable among us, and the men and women of the FBI will continue to relentlessly pursue those who seek to harm our children,” said Special Agent in Charge Rouse. “Every time child pornography is viewed on the internet a child is revictimized.”įuechtener, who used an online alias of Lars Schmidt, 41, a citizen of Germany, pleaded guilty on Nov. The lengthy prison sentence imposed vindicates the victims of this defendant’s crimes and sends the message that justice was done.” Attorney’s Office, will aggressively investigate and prosecute those that exploit children. “Federal law enforcement, along with the U.S. “Today’s sentencing is another example of law enforcement’s steadfast commitment to this office’s Project Safe Childhood initiative,” said U.S. Due to this conviction, Fuechtener will be deported from the United States after serving his sentence, and will be barred from returning for any purpose. Rouse for the FBI’s Las Vegas Field Office.
Trutanich for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Former Las Vegas illusionist Jan Rouven Fuechtener was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $500,000 fine for possession, receipt, and distribution of more than 9,000 images and videos of child pornography, announced U.S.