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An Indianapolis woman was sentenced to more that 16 years in federal prison on Sept. 11 for selling child sexual abuse material through an online chatroom.
Anjelica Clark, 35, will serve 16 years and eight months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.
Between May 2021 and February 2023, Clark used an adults-only chatroom website to advertise and sell child abuse material, according to court documents. She uploaded more than 800 advertisements for access to images and videos in exchange for payments through Venmo and CashApp.
Approximately 400 advertisements contained images of the sexual abuse of children. Clark told some buyers that the material included images of children as young as seven months old.
Law enforcement also found a large collection of videos and images on Clark’s cell phone, including files of adult men with children.
“A civilized society is judged in large part by how we care for our children. This defendant demonstrated her utter disregard for children’s dignity or safety, instead working to profit from spreading depictions of their vile abuse,” Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, said in written remarks. “Criminals who pollute the internet with these horrific videos and images of abuse will be found and held accountable. Our office will continue to use every tool and partnership we can to identify, investigate, and prosecute these dangerous predators.”
Upon her release, Clark must register as a sex offender. She must also pay $13,000 in restitution.
The case was brought as a result of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative by the U.S. Department of Justice that combats the epidemic of child exploitation.
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