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COMPUTER FORENSICS ANNUAL REPORT <br />Presented by Officer Mark Mosby <br />Last year was relatively quiet compared to 2007. My forensic computer was <br />out of commission for a couple of months while parts were shipped off for <br />repair. In addition, I felt I needed a break from routinely viewing the <br />horrible images of children being victimized. A couple of 2007 cases re- <br />surfaced as prosecutors proceeded forward with charging. One case in <br />particular consumed quite a few hours of follow-up work. That case <br />involved a repeat offender that was being prosecuted at the federal level. 1 <br />had a couple of face-to-face conferences with the U.S. Attorney as well as <br />the F.B.I. agent who was handling the case. As it turned out, the defendant <br />eventually plead guilty. Sentencing at the federal level is determined by the <br />actual number of child pornography images located on the suspect's storage <br />media as well as where they were located. Child pornography movies count <br />as multiple images as well. For a period of about two months, requests were <br />made by the judge, the U.S. Attorney, and defense counsel for follow-up and <br />clarification issues. These follow-up reports have to be either hand <br />delivered or heavily encrypted for electronic delivery due to the nature of the <br />contents. Finally in October, 1 was subpoenaed to appear and testify at the <br />defendant's sentencing hearing. The Judge wanted testimony relating to <br />how images are acquired, viewed or actively stored. Special Agent Maureen <br />Lese of the F.B.I. notified me on 0 1 -06-09 that the suspect received a <br />sentence of 10 years in federal prison. <br />As we move into 2009,1 look forward to moving back into processing cases <br />for the Internet Crimes against Children Task Force (ICAC). My forensic <br />computer is running smoothly (knock on wood) and I'm ready to lend a <br />helping hand, albeit not at the break neck rate I undertook in 2007. <br />Criminals are becoming more computer <br />literate with each passing year. A rising <br />number of the crimes that we will be <br />investigating in the future will be <br />somehow tied to the digital age. Our <br />department is ahead of the curve when <br />it comes to investigating these crimes <br />due to our involvement with ICAC and <br />associated member agencies. <br />31 <br />r <br />1111le-sota <br />1nte .t Cillir i �t chj 1 rV" <br />Task. Force <br />