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Temple woman pleads guilty to possessing and distributing child pornography

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Posted at 5:30 PM, Jun 02, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-02 18:30:36-04

In Waco today, 33-year-old Temple, Texas, resident Lydia Brynn Christensen, pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division; and, Temple Police Chief Shawn Reynolds.

Appearing before U.S Magistrate Judge Jeffrey C. Manske, Christensen pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography.

According to court records, On August 30, 2019, authorities executed a federal search warrant at the defendant’s residence based on information they had received concerning the contents of her cellular telephone.

During the search, authorities seized the phone.

A subsequent search of the phone revealed the presence of numerous images and videos depicting child pornography.

Also, authorities discovered numerous communications on the phone whereby Christensen had transmitted and received child pornography.

Christensen, who has remained in custody since her arrest on November 7, 2019, faces up to 20 years in federal prison for each charge.

Sentencing, before U.S. District Judge Alan Albright in Waco, is scheduled for October 7, 2020.

The FBI and the Temple Police Department Special Crimes Unit conducted this investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Gloff is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, 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.