Hunt County Child Pornographer Sentenced To 60 Years

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - A Hunt County man has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for two counts of production of child pornography Thursday afternoon.

The sentence comes after 32-year-old Stephen Walker pleaded guilty in February, with the investigation beginning November of last year.

A memory card containing images of child pornography had been found at a deer lease in a hunting club in Marion County. After it was turned into the Marion County Sheriff's Office, it was discovered that the deer lease had been used by Walker.

A search warrant of the memory card revealed it contained multiple sexually explicit videos of prepubescent child pornography that had been taken at Walker's previous residence in Rowlett. The case found that in September 2006, Walker had a seven-year-old female child engage in sexually explicit conduct that he photographed. In November 2010, Walker enticed a three-year-old female child to engage in sexually explicit conduct that he video-recorded.

According to the press release, the case was brought by Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006. It aims to "combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse." It is headed by the U.S. Attorney's Offices, and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section. Project Safe Childhood uses federal, state and local resources to "better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals, who sexually exploit children, and identify and rescue victims."