Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
EUGENE, OR—Kim Scott Graham, a former Cottage Grove police officer, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, to one count of possession of child pornography before United States Chief District Judge Ann L. Aiken. The maximum statutory penalty for the offense is a 10-year term of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and not less than a five-year term of supervised release. The sentencing hearing is scheduled to occur on January 20, 2010.
According to documents filed in court, on March 6, 2009, a search warrant was served on Graham’s residence which was located at 1795 Elsena Drive, Eugene, Oregon. The warrant authorized federal agents to search for evidence of the distribution and possession of child pornography. Among other things, federal agents seized multiple laptop computers. On that same date a search warrant was also served at the Cottage Grove Police Department for evidence of Graham’s distribution and possession of child pornography. Graham was a patrol officer with the Cottage Grove Police Department at that time.
In pleading guilty, Graham admitted that between March of 2004 and March of 2009, he possessed over 600 images of actual minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He also admitted that the offense involved (1) an actual prepubescent minor or an actual minor under the age of 12 years, (2) material that portrayed sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence, and (3) the possession of material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct which resulted from his use of a computer.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Oregon Department of Justice. For further information please contact Assistant United States Attorney Sean B. Hoar at 541-465-6792 or sean.hoar@usdoj.gov.
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