Morgan Hill’s Randall Steven Curtis will serve a 10-year prison sentence for bringing child pornography into the U.S. from Cambodia, according to authorities.
Curtis was sentenced in federal court June 8 on the charge of transporting and possessing child pornography. Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Illston handed down the sentence in the Northern District of California courtroom, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
Curtis, 62, pleaded guilty to the charges July 13, 2017, according to authorities. The investigation began when Curtis’ luggage was flagged for a secondary inspection at the San Francisco International Airport upon his return from Cambodia.
In Curtis’ luggage, Customs and Border Patrol agents found six electronic devices containing child pornography, as well as a falsified identification card for an individual known as “C.C.” According to the plea agreement, Curtis admitted that the devices contained more than 600 images depicting child pornography, including images of toddlers and infants engaged in sexually explicit conduct, the press release says.
Some of the images found in Curtis’ possession depict bondage and penetration of child victims, according to authorities.
Curtis also admitted that his devices contained sexually explicit images of C.C. exposing her genitals. He told authorities he took these images on a 2016 trip to Cambodia. Authorities have further evidence that C.C. was 16 years old when the photos were taken, according to the press release.
A federal grand jury indicted Curtis Dec. 15, 2016, charging him with one count each of transporting child pornography and possession of child pornography. Curtis pleaded guilty to both charges, according to the press release.
In addition to the 10-year prison term, Curtis was also sentenced to a five-year period of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution to the victims in an amount to be determined at a future hearing. Curtis was immediately remanded into custody June 8.
The prosecution is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations.
