WICHITA, Kan. – A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas man with crimes related to child sexual abuse and exploitation materials.
Eric Caleb Carlson, 43, of Wichita is charged with one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
According to court documents, Synchronoss Technologies submitted two reports in June 2023 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding uploads of files containing child sexual abuse and exploitation materials to its cloud-based backup service. An investigation led law enforcement authorities to identify and arrest Carlson.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Kansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force are investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Molly Gordon is prosecuting the case.
PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD
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 individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."
OTHER INDICTMENTS
Derek Bell, 32, of Wichita was indicted on one count of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katie Andrusak is prosecuting the case.
John Ray Gaffney, 45, of Wichita was indicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The Wichita Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Katie Andrusak and Ola Odeyemi are prosecuting the case.
Johnny Lee Ivory III, 37, of Topeka was indicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ola Odeyemi is prosecuting the case.
Craig E. Jones, 48, of Sedgwick was indicted on one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The Wichita Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Katie Andrusak and Ola Odeyemi are prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
