CAMP HUMPHREYS, Korea – A Soldier caught with possessing more than 130 child pornography videos pleaded guilty during his court-martial March 25 at the Camp Humphreys Courtroom.
Pfc. Tyler A. Eaton, 21, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 23rd Chemical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, was sentenced by the military judge to 22 months in prison, reduction in rank to E-1 and a bad conduct discharge.
In January 2023 prior to Eaton joining the Army, the National Center for Missing and Endangered Children flagged him for downloading child sexual abuse material and uploading it to his Verizon cloud account on multiple occasions.
After an investigation was initiated by the Bridgewater Police Department in Bridgewater, Mass., they discovered he had begun basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. At this point the investigation was transferred to the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division and continued while Eaton completed Advanced Individual Training.
Shortly after Eaton transferred to his new duty station at Camp Humphreys, he was apprehended by Army CID agents and his electronic devices were seized on June 27, 2024.
A forensic examination of his devices and the returned subpoena into his Verizon cloud account showed that he maintained over 130 unique CSAM videos on his cloud, and his phone’s meta data proved that Eaton continued to view the videos while in military service.
“We’re grateful for the excellent work done by our Army CID office,” said Capt. Nathan Rosenblatt, prosecutor, Seventh Circuit, Army Office of Special Trial Counsel. “This prosecution would not have been possible if not for the agents who did the most difficult job of all: investigate, discover, and analyze the data so that the prosecution team could successfully bring this case to trial.”
“A screen is not a shield. Possession of child pornography and the continued circulation of it revictimizes every child who was assaulted, manipulated, and abused,” said Capt. Tei Kim, prosecutor, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 2nd Infantry Division. “Soldiers who enable the revictimization of our most vulnerable will get caught and prosecuted appropriately. The Army continues to have zero tolerance for such behavior.”
“The level of abuse material that was collected during this investigation reflects the victimization of potentially hundreds of children,” said Special Agent in Charge Michael DeFamio, Army CID’s Far East Field Office. “This sentencing speaks to our combined ability to maximize jurisdiction through persistence, collaboration, and cooperation across national, and international borders.”
This case was investigated by Bridgewater Police Department, Bridgewater, Mass., and Army CID’s Far East Field Office, Camp Humphreys Resident Unit.
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