WASHINGTON – Donald F. Slason, 57, of Dedham, Mass., was arrested yesterday
on child pornography charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny
A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the District of
Massachusetts Carmen M. Ortiz and Bruce M. Foucart, Special Agent in
Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of the Department of
Homeland Security in Boston.
Slason was arrested on an indictment filed under seal in the District of
Massachusetts on March 23, 2011, and unsealed yesterday, which charges him
with one count of transportation of child pornography and one count of
possession of child pornography.
The penalty for transportation of child pornography is a mandatory
minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years in prison.
Possession of child pornography carries a maximum of 10 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.
Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood
marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend
and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as to identify
and rescue victims.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
The case against Slason was investigated by HSI and the Dedham Police Department.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael
I. Yoon of the District of Massachusetts and CEOS Trial Attorney Bonnie
L. Kane of the Criminal Division.
The details contained in the indictment are allegations.
The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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