From U.S. attorney Todd Graves' office:
- Adam S. Battiest, 26, of Parkville, was charged in a four-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City. Today’s indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed against Battiest on Sept. 2, 2005.
- Count One of the federal indictment alleges that Battiest attempted to distribute child pornography over the Internet from Aug. 24 to 27, 2005.
- Count Two of the federal indictment alleges that Battiest received child pornography over the Internet from Aug. 1, 2003, to Sept. 1, 2005.
- Count Three of the federal indictment alleges that Battiest was in possession of child pornography on Sept. 1, 2005.
- Count Four of the federal indictment is a forfeiture count, which would require Battiest to forfeit to the government any property used to commit the alleged violations, including a Dell computer, a Nokia cell phone, 12 CDs and 11 floppy disks.
- Graves cautioned that the charges contained in the indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
- This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katharine Fincham. It was investigated by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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