Kenneth William Green Jr., a 57-year-old retired Lake Oswego fire lieutenant, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Portland to 15 years and one month in prison after pleading guilty in an international child exploitation case. The judge also ordered that he remain on federal supervised release for the rest of his life once he leaves prison.
Charges And Federal Law
Green pleaded guilty to interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual activity and to offenses tied to the sexual exploitation of children under federal law. Prosecutors said the travel crime falls under 18 U.S.C. § 2423, which, as outlined by Cornell Law School, criminalizes travel in interstate or foreign commerce with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. The sexual exploitation counts are rooted in statutes that bar the production and transmission of child sexual abuse material, including 18 U.S.C. § 2251, which is summarized by Cornell Law School.
Sentence, Supervision And Where He May Serve Time
U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut accepted a jointly recommended term of 15 years and one month in federal prison and ordered a lifetime of supervised release to follow. She said she would recommend that Green serve his time at the federal prison complex in Littleton, Colorado. Those details, along with the court’s decision to adopt the recommendation, were reported by The Oregonian/OregonLive.
What Prosecutors Say Happened
According to prosecutors, Green paid to view and direct live streamed sexual abuse of children in the Philippines and exchanged tens of thousands of messages with overseas traffickers who had access to minors. Investigators said Skype chats contained child sexual abuse images and conversations about arranging in person meetings, and that an earlier phase of the probe led to seizures of customer electronics tied to the trafficking network. At sentencing, Green apologized and told the judge he was “deeply ashamed” and committed to confronting his failure, according to The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Federal Efforts And Investigation Context
Prosecutors said the case fits into broader Department of Justice efforts to pursue people who exploit children online and across borders, part of the DOJ’s Project Safe Childhood initiative. The initiative is described by the U.S. Department of Justice as a program that brings together U.S. Attorneys’ offices, ICE Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI and other partners to investigate and prosecute networks that produce and profit from child sexual abuse material. Prosecutors in Green’s case said the investigation relied on multi jurisdictional seizures and cooperation with authorities overseas.
Reporting And Resources
Federal authorities and victim advocacy groups urge anyone with information about online child exploitation to report it to national tip lines so that leads can be routed quickly to law enforcement. Reports may be made to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline or to the FBI’s online tip portal.
See the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children CyberTipline and the FBI tip portal at tips.fbi.gov.
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