FORMER CHURCH ELDER IN ALASKA PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:

Dwight Chris John, 74, a former church elder in Ketchikan, Alaska, pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting a minor under the age of 12.

"Dwight Chris John repeatedly exploited a vulnerable child in Mexico and engaged in the exploitation of children online in Alaska," said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Department of Justice's Criminal Division. "Yesterday's guilty plea is an important step toward justice for these children. We will hold U.S. citizens accountable wherever they exploit children."

"Mr. John's behavior was reprehensible, and his crimes were committed against some of ...