Slidell man pleads guilty to child pornography possession charge

By Erik Sanzenbach
St. Tammany News
Published on Sunday, November 1, 2009 12:25 AM CDT



U.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced Thursday that Juan Faciane, 42, of Slidell has pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan.

FBI agents working with Project Safe Childhood, searched Faciane’ house March 20 and found five videos that depicted the sexual victimization of children.

Faciane faces a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. When he is released, he will be on supervised leave for life, be required to give authorities a DNA sample and will have to register with law enforcement as a sex offender.

Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide program started in 2006 by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse through the Internet. The program also identifies and rescues victims.

More information on the project can be found at www.projectsafechildhood.gov.


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