Porn Producing Attorney Consents To Disbarment
An attorney has consented to disbarment in Illinois in the wake of a recent guilty plea
On July 18, 2017, Movant was charged in a two-count superseding information with knowingly possessing a video tape and other material that entertained images of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 2252A(a)(5)(B), and with knowingly possessing a camera containing images of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code 2256A(a)(5)(B).
On July 19, 2017, Movant entered a plea to guilty to the two-count superseding information, and an order confirming Movant’s plea was entered in case number 16 CR 542. Movant is scheduled to be sentenced in case number 16 CR 542 on November 2, 2017.
The Naperville Sun reported on the crimes
A Naperville man charged with producing child pornography in his home had victims sign contracts after they turned 18 to cover the fact that they were underage when they were filmed and photographed, a federal indictment said.
Douglas Alan Willis, 53, a corporate lawyer for Oakbrook Terrace-based Intertek-Professional Service Industries Inc., was charged Tuesday with one count of producing child pornography and one count of conspiracy to produce child pornography.
Willis pleaded not guilty in federal court in Chicago and was released after paying a $5,000 bond, said Joseph Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Willis was issued a summons to appear in court rather than being arrested, Fitzpatrick said. His next court date has not been set.
The terms of the bond — such as whether Willis is prohibited from traveling or having contact with minors – was not made public, Fitzpatrick said. His mug shot was not released.
From the Chicago Sun-Times
A west suburban Naperville man pleaded not guilty in federal court on Tuesday to charges that he created child pornography.
Douglas A. Willis, 52, was charged with one count of conspiracy to produce child pornography and one count of producing child pornography, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
According to the indictment, Willis and an unidentified person agreed that the other person would recruit boys under 18 to engage in sex acts and pose for nude photographs.
The other person allegedly brought the boys to Willis’ home, where they were given controlled substances and alcohol, federal prosecutors allege.
Willis then took photos of the boys showing their genitals and having sex acts performed on them, prosecutors claim. Both Willis and the other person also took photos and videos of each other engaged in sex acts with the underage boys.
The conduct charged in the indictment spans from September 1993 until at least August 2001, prosecutors said.
He faces 10-20 years if convicted, prosecutors said.
The state Supreme Court must approve the consent. (Mike Frisch)