ROYAL OAK, Mich. – David Eric Yellen, 59, of Royal Oak, pleaded guilty in federal district court to the distribution of child pornography.
Yellen’s involvement with child pornography came to light after the FBI discovered that he was distributing images of child pornography over the internet, using peer-to-peer file-sharing software.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation determined that the 59-year-old had worked as a photographer and videographer at multiple youth female gymnastics events in the past several years.
When the FBI searched Yellen’s home, they found he’d possessed hundreds of files of child pornography on his electronic devices, and he had taken at least 200 photographs of the bare feet of the children who attended the gyms and gymnastic events where he had worked.
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After taking a plea agreement, Yellen will face a sentence of between five and 20 years in prison, followed by a term of supervised release of at least five years and up to life.