An Eastern Shore judge under investigation for sexual exploitation and child pornography is not believed to have distributed photos he allegedly took.

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A man described by U.S. authorities as the world's most prolific purveyor of child pornography at the time of his arrest was sentenced in Maryland to 27 years.

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COLLEGE PARK — A federal judge rejected a plea agreement on Wednesday that called for 15 to 21 years in prison for a man authorities described as the world’s largest purveyor of child pornography. Eric Eoin Marques is entitled to ...

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A former Maryland Department of Commerce official pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge of distributing child pornography and could face at least five years in prison. According to the plea, Mathew Palmer distributed a pornographic video and photographs of ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of a Burtonsville man serving 420 years in federal prison for child pornography. Kyle Stephen Thompson had urged the justices to review and overturn his conviction, stating through counsel ...

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ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland General Assembly this year addressed the dangers posed by social media and increasingly realistic computer graphics in passing legislation to expand protections against on-line bullying of youngsters and to prevent child pornography in the digital age. ...

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A man once described by an FBI agent as the world's largest "facilitator" of child pornography will remain held in U.S. custody after his extradition from Ireland, a federal magistrate ruled Wednesday.

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ANNAPOLIS – Attorneys for an embattled youngster and the state clashed before Maryland’s top court Friday over whether the girl, then 16, was “involved” in distributing child pornography in violation of state law when she texted a video of herself ...

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A man has pleaded guilty to producing and possessing child pornography after secretly recording dozens of children at his Chevy Chase home.

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Maryland’s top court will consider whether a 16-year-old who texted a video of herself engaging in a consensual sexual act with an adult was “involved” in distributing child pornography in violation of state law.

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