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WOODSTOCK MAN INDICTED ON SEX CHARGES, DENIED BOND
March 02, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and Kenneth A. Smith, Special Agent In Charge, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, announce that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment against ROBERT BOUDREAU, 50, of Woodstock, Georgia. The indictment charges BOUDREAU with traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a person under the age of 18, and manufacturing and possessing child pornography. According to Nahmias:
The indictment charges that between July 15, 2004 and August 3, 2004, BOUDREAU traveled from Georgia across state lines to engage in sexual conduct with a minor under the age of 18. During the same time period, BOUDREAU is charged with manufacturing, possessing and distributing child pornography.
If convicted on the charge of producing child pornography, BOUDREAU faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum possible sentence of 30 years in federal prison. If convicted on the charge of distributing child pornography, BOUDREAU faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years and a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
BOUDREAU initially appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Joel Feldman on February 24, 2005, and entered a plea of not guilty to the charges contained in the indictment. On March 1, 2005, Magistrate Judge Feldman ordered BOUDREAU held without bond pending his trial.
“This case is a shining example of cooperation between local, federal, and foreign law enforcement in the ongoing battle against sexual predators,” said Kenneth A. Smith, who heads ICE investigative operations in Atlanta.
Members of the public are reminded that the indictment contains only allegations. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government's burden to prove a defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
The case is being investigated by Special Agents of ICE, Department of Homeland Security.
Assistant United States Attorney Bernita Malloy is prosecuting the case.
For further information please contact David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney or F. Gentry Shelnutt, Chief, Criminal Division, through Patrick Crosby, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Attorney's Office, at (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for the HomePage for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia is www.usdoj.gov/usao/gan.