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New York Post
4 hours ago
- New York Post
Michigan man sentenced for massive child pornography collection purchased some files while stationed at Guantanamo Bay
Apparently five warnings wasn't enough. 4 A Michigan man was sentenced to five years in prison for his gargatuan collection of child pornography. Getty Images A Michigan miscreant was jailed for collecting more than 40,000 images and videos of child pornography, including files he admitted were purchased while he was stationed at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. David Mark Bartels, 38, was sentenced to to five years in prison and ordered to pay $63,000 in restitution on Friday. Advertisement He originally pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography by a person employed by the armed forces outside of the US in January, according to court documents, which did not provide details about his exact role at the naval base. 4 David Mark Bartels said he purchased some of the recovered files of child pornography while stationed at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. issaronow – A five-terabyte hard drive Bartels owned held approximately 41,026 images and videos of child sexual abuse materials relating to 285 known victims, federal prosecutors said. The content was all stashed in a file titled '\NSFW\Nope\Dont open\You were Warned\Deeper\.' Advertisement Officials asserted that Bartels used the Tor browser, which masks online traffic, to scan the dark web and access the illicit content. 4 The Tor browser blocks online traffic and creates virtually guaranteed anonymity. sharafmaksumov – The case was investigated as part of the Project Safe Childhood initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the abuse and sexual exploitation of children. Advertisement Feds have prosecuted a slew of other creepers as part of the project over the years. 4 Bartels was prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood. boonchuay1970 – In January, one Missouri man faced up to three decades in prison after he was caught trying to record a 15-year-old girl while she took a bath in her home. In May 2023, a former Pennsylvania state trooper pleaded guilty after he was caught possessing a mountain of child pornography, specifically containing images of prepubescent minors
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Michigan man sentenced for buying child pornography while stationed at Guantanamo Bay
A 38-year-old Michigan man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to purchasing collections of child pornography while employed at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. According to court documents, David Mark Bartels of White Cloud pleaded guilty in January 2025 to one count of possession of child pornography by a person employed by the armed forces outside of the U.S. Bartels was sentenced Friday to five years in prison and ordered to pay $63,000 in restitution. Federal prosecutors say a forensic review of a five-terabyte hard drive taken from Bartels revealed tens of thousands of child pornography files in a folder called "\NSFW\Nope\Dont open\You were Warned\Deeper\." The files allegedly included 1,500 videos and images of 285 known victims. Bartels, officials allege, used the Tor browser, which allowed him to browse the dark web and access child pornography. NCIS Resident Agency Guantanamo Bay investigated the case, which was prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide effort launched in May 2006 to combat abuse and child sexual exploitation.
