Suspension For Porn Conviction

The Louisiana Supreme Court has ordered an interim suspension of a recently-convicted attorney.

The New Orleans Division of the FBI described the case

A Louisiana man pleaded guilty today to attempted receipt of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

George William Jarman, 68, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted receipt of child pornography before Senior U.S. District Judge James J. Brady of the Middle District of Louisiana. Jarman’s sentencing date will be determined at a later time.

According to documents filed in connection with his guilty plea, on multiple occasions between 2006 and 2008, Jarman purchased subscriptions to and knowingly accessed multiple websites that contained videos and images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, which could be downloaded and saved. In connection with the investigation, FBI agents seized computers and digital media belonging to Jarman. Forensic examination of those devices found graphic depictions of prepubescent minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and evidence that the defendant used an Internet-based peer-to-peer file-sharing program to search for and download videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

(Mike Frisch)