Score:   1
Docket Number:   CD-IL  2:20-cr-20040
Case Name:   USA v. Bailey
  Press Releases:
Springfield, Ill. – A federal grand jury this week returned indictments that charge four men, in separate, unrelated cases with trafficking child pornography. The defendants include two registered sex offenders from Decatur and two men from Rantoul, Ill.:

Christopher L. Bailey, 39, of the 500 block of Center St., Decatur, Ill., a registered sex offender, is charged with distribution (two counts) and possession (one count) of child pornography.

Tyler D. Jeffrey, 27, of the 2100 block of Roosevelt Ave., Decatur, Ill., a registered sex offender, is charged with one count of transportation of child pornography.

William K. Armstrong, 25, of the 1100 block of Falcon Dr., Rantoul, Ill. Armstrong, charged with one count each of transportation and possession of child pornography, was previously arrested and charged on June 12, 2020, by criminal complaint. The complaint alleges that Armstrong possessed approximately 30 video files of minors, including toddler-aged children and prepubescent minors, engaged in sexual activity with others.

Dwayne White, 55, of the 1300 block of Briarcliffe Dr., Rantoul, Ill. White, indicted on two counts of distribution and one count of possession of child pornography, was arrested and charged in a criminal complaint on June 19, 2020. The complaint alleged that White possessed images of prepubescent minors, aged seven to 10-years old.

The defendants remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service at this time. Bailey and Jeffrey were both initially charged by the Macon County State’s Attorney, and made their respective initial appearances on July 9, before U.S. Magistrate Eric I. Long. Judge Long scheduled detention hearings for Bailey and Jeffrey on July 13. Initial trial dates were scheduled for Bailey and Jeffrey on Sept. 8, 2020, before Senior U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm.  Armstrong and White are scheduled for arraignment on July 22, 2020, before Magistrate Judge Long.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Elly M. Peirson is representing the government in the case prosecutions. The charges result from investigations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations, the Decatur Police Department; Urbana Police Department; Champaign County Sheriff’s Office; and, the Illinois Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Members of the public are reminded that an indictment is merely an accusation; the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

If convicted, the statutory penalty for transportation / distribution of child pornography is five to 20 years in prison. For possession of child pornography, the penalty is up to 10 years in prison.

The cases were brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

Docket (0 Docs):   https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vGLAEJ657jKb3JIFNm9PwOxyeqYp41WVy9yUCcAKPRI
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Description: The fiscal year of the data file obtained from the AOUSC
Format: YYYY

Description: The code of the federal judicial circuit where the case was located
Format: A2

Description: The code of the federal judicial district where the case was located
Format: A2

Description: The code of the district office where the case was located
Format: A2

Description: Docket number assigned by the district to the case
Format: A7

Description: A unique number assigned to each defendant in a case which cannot be modified by the court
Format: A3

Description: A unique number assigned to each defendant in a case which can be modified by the court
Format: A3

Description: A sequential number indicating whether a case is an original proceeding or a reopen
Format: N5

Description: Case type associated with the current defendant record
Format: A2

Description: A concatenation of district, office, docket number, case type, defendant number, and reopen sequence number
Format: A18

Description: A concatenation of district, office, docket number, case type, and reopen sequence number
Format: A15

Description: The status of the defendant as assigned by the AOUSC
Format: A2

Description: A code indicating the fugitive status of a defendant
Format: A1

Description: The date upon which a defendant became a fugitive
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date upon which a fugitive defendant was taken into custody
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date when a case was first docketed in the district court
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date upon which proceedings in a case commenced on charges pending in the district court where the defendant appeared, or the date of the defendant’s felony-waiver of indictment
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: A code used to identify the nature of the proceeding
Format: N2

Description: The date when a defendant first appeared before a judicial officer in the district court where a charge was pending
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: A code indicating the event by which a defendant appeared before a judicial officer in the district court where a charge was pending
Format: A2

Description: A code indicating the type of legal counsel assigned to a defendant
Format: N2

Description: The title and section of the U.S. Code applicable to the offense committed which carried the highest severity
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Description: A code indicating the level of offense associated with FTITLE1
Format: N2

Description: The four digit AO offense code associated with FTITLE1
Format: A4

Description: The four digit D2 offense code associated with FTITLE1
Format: A4

Description: A code indicating the severity associated with FTITLE1
Format: A3

Description: The title and section of the U.S. Code applicable to the offense committed which carried the second highest severity
Format: A20

Description: A code indicating the level of offense associated with FTITLE2
Format: N2

Description: The four digit AO offense code associated with FTITLE2
Format: A4

Description: The four digit D2 offense code associated with FTITLE2
Format: A4

Description: A code indicating the severity associated with FTITLE2
Format: A3

Description: The title and section of the U.S. Code applicable to the offense committed which carried the third highest severity
Format: A20

Description: A code indicating the level of offense associated with FTITLE3
Format: N2

Description: The four digit AO offense code associated with FTITLE3
Format: A4

Description: The four digit D2 offense code associated with FTITLE3
Format: A4

Description: A code indicating the severity associated with FTITLE3
Format: A3

Description: The FIPS code used to indicate the county or parish where an offense was committed
Format: A5

Description: The date of the last action taken on the record
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date upon which judicial proceedings before the court concluded
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date upon which the final sentence is recorded on the docket
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: The date upon which the case was closed
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Description: The total fine imposed at sentencing for all offenses of which the defendant was convicted and a fine was imposed
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Description: A count of defendants filed including inter-district transfers
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Description: A count of defendants filed excluding inter-district transfers
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Description: A count of original proceedings commenced
Format: N1

Description: A count of defendants filed whose proceedings commenced by reopen, remand, appeal, or retrial
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Description: A count of defendants terminated including interdistrict transfers
Format: N1

Description: A count of defendants terminated excluding interdistrict transfers
Format: N1

Description: A count of original proceedings terminated
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Description: A count of defendants terminated whose proceedings commenced by reopen, remand, appeal, or retrial
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Description: A count of defendants pending as of the last day of the period including long term fugitives
Format: N1

Description: A count of defendants pending as of the last day of the period excluding long term fugitives
Format: N1

Description: The source from which the data were loaded into the AOUSC’s NewSTATS database
Format: A10

Description: A sequential number indicating the iteration of the defendant record
Format: N2

Description: The date the record was loaded into the AOUSC’s NewSTATS database
Format: YYYYMMDD

Description: Statistical year ID label on data file obtained from the AOUSC which represents termination year
Format: YYYY

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