Roseville resident Brian David Clayworth, 43, pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography.
According to the plea agreement, in December 2004, Homeland Security Investigations agents in Los Angeles received information about a website selling access to child pornography. During that investigation, Clayworth was identified through email and financial records as someone who had purchased child pornography from the website, according to a federal Department of Justice news release.
On April 19, 2007, Sacramento Homeland Security Investigations agents interviewed Clayworth at his home, and Clayworth admitted to using the Internet to access child pornography websites and to using his credit card to pay for the access, officials said.
A forensic examination of Clayworth's computers and external hard drive found approximately 7,000 images and 200 videos on the desktop computer, approximately 600 images and 25 videos on a laptop computer, and more than 10,000 images and 400 videos on and external hard drive.
Also found were emails documenting subscriptions to child pornography websites, links to newsgroups known to trade in child pornography, bookmarked child pornography websites and keyword searches tied to child pornography.
Clayworth is to be sentenced March 30 by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr.
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