Four Area Men Sentenced on Federal Child Pornography Charges

St. Louis, Missouri: Four area men from the St. Louis area have been sentenced to prison, in separate cases, on federal child pornography charges, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today.

“The successful conclusion to these four cases are another example of our continuing quest, with our many law enforcement partners, to locate and prosecute people who possess and transport images that victimize our children,” said Hanaway.

DENNIS CONLIN, St. Peters, Missouri, was sentenced today to 71 months prison, followed by supervised release for life. He pled guilty in January to one felony count of transportation of child pornography and one felony count of possession of child pornography.

MARK SALAMONE, O’Fallon, Missouri, was sentenced today to 57 months prison, followed by supervised release for life. He pled guilty in January to one felony count of possession of child pornography for possessing images of child pornography on his computer.

THOMAS FRANCIS MILLER, Wentzville, Missouri, was sentenced today to 33 months prison. He pled guilty in January to one felony count of possession of child pornography. On April 8, 2006, Miller possessed images of child pornography on his computer.

MICHAEL GREG SCOTT, St. Peters, Missouri, was sentenced yesterday to 60 months prison. He also pled guilty in January to three felony counts of possession of child pornography.

These cases were brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. In February 2006, the Department of Justice launched Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov/.

Hanaway commended the work performed on these cases by the St. Louis County and the St. Peters Police Departments, the St. Charles Sheriff’s Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Postal Inspection Service, the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Regional Computer Crimes Education and Enforcement Group, and Assistant United States Attorneys Carrie Costantin, Allison Behrens and Hal Goldsmith, who handled the cases for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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