Dreamboard was a private, members-only, online bulletin board that was created and operated to promote pedophilia and encourage the sexual abuse of very young children, in an environment designed to avoid law enforcement detection.Ī total of 72 individuals, including Ettlinger, have been charged as a result of Operation Delego.
The charges against Ettlinger are the result of Operation Delego, an ongoing investigation launched in December 2009 that targeted individuals around the world for their participation in Dreamboard. Evidence presented in court revealed that Ettlinger, a former elementary school teacher in Newton, Mass., had been an active member of Dreamboard, an online child pornography bulletin board, since 2009.Įttlinger was charged in an indictment unsealed on August 3, 2011. On August 15, 2012, Ettlinger pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. “Investigating and prosecuting the perpetrators of these horrendous crimes is one of our highest priorities and today's sentencing ensures this predator will never again have the opportunity to harm another child.”
“The sexual abuse of an innocent child by a teacher is one of the most heartbreaking violations of trust imaginable,” said HSI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Parmer. My office, along with our federal, state and local partners, remains committed to protecting children by aggressively pursuing, prosecuting and punishing those who seek to exploit them.” This sentence sends a strong message to people who abuse children that they will pay a heavy price for their actions.
In addition to the abuse these children suffer, images of the abuse circulate worldwide across the internet for many years, repeating the abuse. Child pornography on the internet is another growing problem. United States Attorney Finley said, “Sexual abuse is a growing problem around the world, and it has devastating consequences for the victimized children. The members of Dreamboard attempted to evade law enforcement by disguising their locations, but today's sentencing is a strong reminder that the department is dedicated to working with its law enforcement partners to track down child predators who seek to take advantage of our most vulnerable citizens.” “Ettlinger participated in a criminal online community that encouraged members to regularly produce content depicting extreme sexual abuse of children. “David Ettlinger will spend 45 years in prison for his role in a horrific international conspiracy to sexually exploit young children,” said Assistant Attorney General Breuer. In addition to his prison term, Ettlinger was sentenced to lifetime supervised release. District Judge Maurice Hicks in the Western District of Louisiana. Finley announced today that a Massachusetts man was sentenced to serve 45 years in prison for his participation in an international criminal network, known as Dreamboard, which was dedicated to the sexual abuse of children and the creation and dissemination of graphic images and videos of child sexual abuse throughout the world.ĭavid Ettlinger, aka "ee1," 35, of Newton, Mass., was sentenced by U.S. Shreveport, La.: United States Attorney Stephanie A.
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