A federal judge in Alexandria has convicted a former U.S. Marine found with nearly 5,000 images and videos depicting prepubescent children engaged in explicit conduct and bestiality.
Eman Goodwin, 33, of Stafford, was under suspicion after he attempted to get child sexual abuse material from a trafficker on Kik, according to court records and evidence presented at trial.
Goodwin told the trafficker he was specifically looking for materials of children younger than high school or 12 years of age or younger.
Kik provides anonymity for users allowing them to register an account without the need to provide a telephone number or valid email address.
On March 24, 2022, the FBI executed a search warrant and seized 21 electronic devices from Goodwin’s apartment, his pocket and his car.
Forensic examination of the devices revealed that Goodwin used two laptops to download CSAM from the Internet and stored the CSAM on an external hard drive. The hard drive contained nearly 5,000 images and videos depicting children, including prepubescent children, engaged in sexually explicit conduct and bestiality. He also saved hundreds of CSAM files on three cell phones, including on the phones from his pocket and his car.
Goodwin categorized the files into folders with explicit titles including “CP FULL” and “under 18 nude girl vids.”
Goodwin was convicted on Aug. 26 of the child pornography charges. He is scheduled for sentencing on Dec. 13.
He faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison.
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.
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Crystal Graham
