(KRON) — A 58-year-old dual resident of San Jose and Reston, Virginia, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Scott Keith Baldwin Jr. faces up to 20 years in prison.
The FBI said, “According to court documents, Baldwin Jr. was an active member of an invite-only online group on an encrypted messaging platform dedicated to sharing live links and files of CSAM. Around July 2024, following an online investigation into the group where law enforcement agents identified Baldwin as a member, agents executed a residential search warrant at Baldwin’s home in San Jose. A hard drive seized from this residence was found to contain images and videos from over 150 known child exploitation series, including images of prepubescent minors.”
The FBI said its Child Exploitation Operational Unit investigated the case, with help from their FBI Washington, D.C. and San Francisco Field Offices.
Sentencing for Baldwin Jr. is set for Jan. 12, 2027.
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