Jonathan Mayer, 29, of Newport, Tenn., and Shane Micah Turner, 33, of Roy, Utah, were sentenced in connection with their participation in the Dreamboard bulletin board.On July 17, 2012, Robert Cuff, 49, was sentenced to life in prison for producing and distributing child pornography.On July 14, 2011, Charles Christian, 49, of Tilton, Ill., was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison.On June 29, 2011, Christopher Luke, 31, of Tonawanda, NY, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise.On June 22, 2011, Michael Childs, 49, of Huntsville, Ala., was sentenced to 30 years in prison.On May 31, 2011, Michael Biggs, 32, of Orlando, Fla., was sentenced to 20 years in prison.On May 10, 2011, Timothy Lee Gentry, 33, of Burlington, Ky., was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Furthermore, according to federal agents, while Dreamboard's servers were located in Shreveport, Louisiana, the site's top administrators were in France and Canada.Īrrests have occurred in the following countries: Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Kenya, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Qatar, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, the US. Launched in 2009 by federal law enforcement, Operation Delego resulted in the arrest of 52 people in 14 countries including Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Kenya, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Qatar, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland, according to United States Department of Justice Attorney General Eric Holder. United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano stated at a news conference that "The board may have been the vehicle for the distribution of up to 123 terabytes of child pornography, which is roughly equivalent to 16,000 DVDs," making this the DHS's largest child porn bust in its history. However, some of the indictments were unsealed as of August 2011, and the names of some of those involved in Dreamboard are publicly available. Twenty of those charged, however, are only known by their Internet handles, and as such were individually charged as John Does and remain at large. Dozens of law enforcement agencies were involved worldwide in Delego, including Eurojust, and arrests were made on all five continents. Operation Nest Egg was a spinoff investigation developed from leads related to another international investigation, "Operation Joint Hammer," which targeted transnational rings of child pornography trafficking.
Operation Delego is a spinoff investigation from leads developed through "Operation Nest Egg," the prosecution of another online group dedicated to sharing and disseminating child pornography. Members were required to upload new material at least every 50 days to maintain their access and remain in good standing. Only 72 charges were filed against the approximately 600 members of Dreamboard due to the extensive encryption involved. Operation Delego is a major international law enforcement investigation launched in 2009, which dismantled an international pedophile ring that operated an invitation-only Internet site named Dreamboard which featured incentives for images of the violent sexual abuse of young children under twelve, including infants. 2009 investigation into pedophile network
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