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Karate instructor held on child porn charges
February 07, 2011 11:51:00 PM
By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
A Lincoln man who taught martial arts to children in East Nicolaus admitted taping naked students in a locker room, according to a federal criminal complaint.
The FBI arrested Justin Daniel Graham, 29, on Jan. 19 on suspicion of distributing child pornography. He was being held Monday in the Sacramento County Jail.
Graham operated Plumas Lake Martial Arts, which held Kenpo Karate classes for children ages 4 and up at the South Sutter Recreation Association at 2430 Palm St. in East Nicolaus.
"Graham confessed that he has several videos that he recorded of the students in his martial arts class changing clothes with both naked fronts and backs," according to the complaint.
"Graham also told agents that one time he used his Blackberry phone to record a session where he personally helped his students change clothes and put on their cups," the complaint said.
The complaint does not indicate the location of the locker room. He also held classes in Sacramento, according to his Strategic Martial Arts website.
"All that we can say at this point in the investigation is that Graham stated that he recorded students. We cannot confirm that that is true or where it happened," said Lauren Horwood, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento.
Horwood urged anyone with information helpful to the investigation to call the FBI at 916-481-9110 and ask for the duty officer.
Graham held classes for children ages 4-6 and 7-14, as well as for adults. In a July 10 posting on plumaslakelife.com, he wrote he had 25 students.
"Graham states that his collection of child pornography ranged in age, but all photos were of children and his preferential group was boys starting at 10 years old," the complaint said.
Graham said he first looked at child pornography when he was 15 and had been downloading and distributing it for at least 10 years, the complaint said.
Comment was not available from the South Sutter Recreation Association.
CONTACT reporter Rob Young at 749-4710.
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Karate instructor held on child porn charges
February 07, 2011 11:51:00 PM
By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
A Lincoln man who taught martial arts to children in East Nicolaus admitted taping naked students in a locker room, according to a federal criminal complaint.
The FBI arrested Justin Daniel Graham, 29, on Jan. 19 on suspicion of distributing child pornography. He was being held Monday in the Sacramento County Jail.
Graham operated Plumas Lake Martial Arts, which held Kenpo Karate classes for children ages 4 and up at the South Sutter Recreation Association at 2430 Palm St. in East Nicolaus.
"Graham confessed that he has several videos that he recorded of the students in his martial arts class changing clothes with both naked fronts and backs," according to the complaint.
"Graham also told agents that one time he used his Blackberry phone to record a session where he personally helped his students change clothes and put on their cups," the complaint said.
The complaint does not indicate the location of the locker room. He also held classes in Sacramento, according to his Strategic Martial Arts website.
"All that we can say at this point in the investigation is that Graham stated that he recorded students. We cannot confirm that that is true or where it happened," said Lauren Horwood, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento.
Horwood urged anyone with information helpful to the investigation to call the FBI at 916-481-9110 and ask for the duty officer.
Graham held classes for children ages 4-6 and 7-14, as well as for adults. In a July 10 posting on plumaslakelife.com, he wrote he had 25 students.
"Graham states that his collection of child pornography ranged in age, but all photos were of children and his preferential group was boys starting at 10 years old," the complaint said.
Graham said he first looked at child pornography when he was 15 and had been downloading and distributing it for at least 10 years, the complaint said.
Comment was not available from the South Sutter Recreation Association.
CONTACT reporter Rob Young at 749-4710.
Read more: http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/graham-103872-complaint-students.html#ixzz2CzfWyObp
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United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner Eastern District of California
Lincoln Karate Instructor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 1, 2011
Docket #: 2:11-cr-00045-GEB
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Justin Graham, 31, of Lincoln, today to 20 years in prison, a $5,000 fine, and a lifetime of supervised release for sharing child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Upon his release, Graham will be required to register as a sex offender.
Graham pleaded guilty to the charges on March 9, 2012. The prison term is the highest penalty that could have been imposed for the crime. According to court documents, an undercover investigation determined that Graham was trading child pornography over the Internet.
After his arrest, investigators learned that he had been surreptitiously recording video of some of his karate students, including children, when they had been dressing and undressing in his home. Review of Graham’s computer located tens of thousands of images and videos of other children being sexually exploited, according to court records.
This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Sacramento Internet Crimes Against Children task force. Assistant United States Attorney Matthew G. Morris prosecuted the case. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. Click on the “resources” tab for information about Internet safety education.
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United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner Eastern District of California
Lincoln Karate Instructor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 1, 2011
Docket #: 2:11-cr-00045-GEB
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Justin Graham, 31, of Lincoln, today to 20 years in prison, a $5,000 fine, and a lifetime of supervised release for sharing child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Upon his release, Graham will be required to register as a sex offender.
Graham pleaded guilty to the charges on March 9, 2012. The prison term is the highest penalty that could have been imposed for the crime. According to court documents, an undercover investigation determined that Graham was trading child pornography over the Internet.
After his arrest, investigators learned that he had been surreptitiously recording video of some of his karate students, including children, when they had been dressing and undressing in his home. Review of Graham’s computer located tens of thousands of images and videos of other children being sexually exploited, according to court records.
This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Sacramento Internet Crimes Against Children task force. Assistant United States Attorney Matthew G. Morris prosecuted the case. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. Click on the “resources” tab for information about Internet safety education.