{"id":2032113,"date":"2023-09-14T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cia-employee-found-guilty-of-child-porn-possession\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T16:05:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T20:05:24","slug":"former-cia-employee-found-guilty-of-child-porn-possession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cia-employee-found-guilty-of-child-porn-possession\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-CIA worker convicted for possessing child pornography."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-cia-employee-found-guilty-of-child-porn-possession%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2032113&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo Illustration by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Elizabeth Volberding<\/h2>\n<h3>12:54 PM\u2063 \u2013 Thursday, September 14, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) software engineer, Joshua\u2064 Schulte, who was previously convicted for disclosing secret CIA information to WikiLeaks in 2017, was charged on Wednesday for the possession \u200dof over 3,000 images and videos\u2064 of child pornography.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Schulte, 34, now faces sentencing in\u200c Manhattan federal court that is scheduled for January\u2062 10<sup>th<\/sup>, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors presented proof that the former CIA employee possessed and transported thousands \u200dof images and videos showing rape and sexual abuse of children as young as two years old. <\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors stated that Schulte moved from Washington, D.C., to New York in order to work at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-call-for-hearing-into-robinhood-app-for-restricting-small-investors\/\" title=\"Bipartisan group of lawmakers call for hearing into Robinhood app for restricting small investors\">financial services company<\/a>, bringing the disturbing files with him. <\/p>\n<p>Allegedly, he organized the disturbing media based on\u200c the victims\u2019 \u200didentities and characteristics, hiding it under multiple layers of coded encryption on his home desktop computer, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>Additional\u2062 materials were \u200calso found in another file on his computer that had three layers of password protection, which was discovered during \u2064his CIA leaks investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Schulte, who resigned from the CIA in November 2016, now has the \u2064potential to face\u200b decades\u2062 in prison for Wednesday\u2019s conviction. This accompanies his conviction in July 2022 on\u2064 charges related to releasing a \u200ctrove of CIA classified information through WikiLeaks. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Ex-CIA software engineer Joshua Schulte who was convicted of biggest leak of classified information now faces trial on child porn charges.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Schulte was convicted on all charges of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-lowers-unemployment-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-state-rejected-lockdowns\/\" title=\"South Dakota Lowers Unemployment to Pre-Pandemic Levels After State Rejected Lockdowns\">leaking classified information<\/a> to WikiLeaks in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Now\u200b he stands trial over\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/77L9XpMLFe\">pic.twitter.com\/77L9XpMLFe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 I Meme Therefore I Am \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ImMeme0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImMeme0\/status\/1701629093702172970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He\u200b was found guilty in federal court last year on eight espionage charges\u200c and one obstruction charge regarding the \u200cso-called <a href=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/ciav7p1\/\">Vault 7<\/a> \u200c leak. Ultimately, he had the charges \u2063upheld by an appeals court on August 29<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Schulte\u2019s CIA leak conviction, \u200bthe Vault 7 leak uncovered how the CIA hacked Apple and Android\u200d smartphones in foreign spying operations and efforts to turn internet-connected televisions into listening devices.\u2062 The leaked materials concerned software tools that the CIA used to surveil people \u200doutside of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. Department of\u200b Justice\u2062 (DOJ), Schulte leaked the materials out of spite because he was unhappy with how management treated him and he felt that the agency ignored his complaints regarding work environment.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, he tried \u201cto burn to the ground\u201d \u2064the work \u200dthat he had helped the agency to create, the Justice Department claimed. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHundreds of people\u200c could have stolen it,\u201d Schulte stated in his closing \u2064statements at the trial in 2022. \u201cThe government\u2019s case is riddled with reasonable doubt. There\u2019s simply no motive here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prosecutors also noted the size of his classified CIA document release.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cToday, Schulte has\u2064 been convicted for one of the \u200bmost brazen and damaging acts of espionage in American history,\u201d Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement after Schulte was found guilty. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Williams added\u200b that Schulte\u2064 leaked some of the \u200dnation\u2019s \u201cmost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cia-employee-found-guilty-of-child-porn-possession\/\" title=\"Ex-CIA worker convicted for possessing child pornography.\">valuable \u2064intelligence-gathering \u200dcyber tools<\/a> used to battle terrorist organizations and other malign influences around \u2063the globe\u201d to the public and U.S. military enemies.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After Schulte\u2019s July 2022 conviction, Williams described Schulte\u2019s leak \u200bas\u2064 one of the most\u200c \u201cbrazen\u201d and \u201cdamaging\u201d acts of espionage in\u2062 American\u200d history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>In a statement regarding the ex-CIA employee\u2019s child pornography files being found, Williams claimed, \u201cJoshua Schulte \u2064has already been held accountable for endangering our nation\u2019s security, and today\u2019s verdict holds him accountable for endangering our nation\u2019s children\u200d as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Schulte\u2019s \u2064lawyer, C\u00e9sar de Castro, did not respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In \u2062the second part\u2062 of an exclusive interview with the man behind the biggest freedom of speech lawsuit ever before seen. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer tells One America News House Speaker McCarthy\u2019s decision to move forward with an impeachment \u200binquiry will enhance his committee\u2019s ability to \u200bpursue its investigation into alleged Biden \u200dcorruption.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In the second part of\u2062 an exclusive interview with the man behind the biggest freedom of speech lawsuit ever before seen \u2013 Missouri Attorney General, Andrew Bailey, sits \u2063down with One America\u2019s Chief \u2064White House Correspondent, Monica Paige, with the details.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Mike Dillender<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) -The\u2063 European Commission launched an investigation on Wednesday into whether to impose punitive tariffs to protect European Union automakers against\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u200bJohn Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2013 ABB is spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in Sweden, \u2063the\u2064 Swiss engineering and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 French Europe Minister\u2064 Laurence Boon on Wednesday welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles launched by the EU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Mathieu Rosemain and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 Apple said on Wednesday its iPhone 12 model was certified by multiple international\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 What\u2062 disturbing media\u2064 did Joshua Schulte possess and transport?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In\u200d recent news, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) software engineer, Joshua Schulte, has been charged \u2064with the possession of over 3,000\u2064 images and videos of child pornography.\u2062 Schulte, \u2063who was previously convicted for disclosing secret \u2063CIA information to\u2063 WikiLeaks in\u200c 2017, now faces sentencing in Manhattan federal court on January 10th, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>According to prosecutors, Schulte\u2063 possessed and\u200c transported disturbing media \u200bdepicting the rape and sexual abuse of children as \u2063young as two years old. He allegedly organized these\u2063 files based on the victims&#8217; identities and characteristics, hiding them under multiple \u200dlayers of coded\u200b encryption on his home computer.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u200b additional materials were\u200b discovered on his \u200ccomputer that had \u2062three\u2064 layers of password protection, which were found\u200b during the \u2063CIA leaks investigation. Schulte, who resigned from the CIA in November 2016, now faces \u2062the possibility of\u200d decades\u2062 in prison for this conviction, \u2062in addition to his conviction in July\u2064 2022 related \u200cto releasing classified\u200b information through\u200d WikiLeaks.<\/p>\n<p>Schulte&#8217;s conviction in 2022\u200c shed light on \u200dthe \u200bCIA&#8217;s hacking \u2062operations, particularly its ability\u2063 to \u200chack \u200dApple and Android smartphones in\u2064 foreign spying operations. The leaked materials also exposed the CIA&#8217;s efforts to turn internet-connected televisions into \u2064listening devices. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) stated that \u2062Schulte leaked the materials \u2062out of\u2062 spite due to \u2064his dissatisfaction with\u2062 management and the\u200c agency&#8217;s handling of his complaints about the\u2064 work environment.<\/p>\n<p>During the \u2064trial\u200b in 2022,\u200d Schulte \u200dclaimed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former CIA software engineer Joshua Schulte, convicted for leaking CIA information to WikiLeaks, now faces charges for possessing 3,000+ child pornography images and videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2368,"featured_media":2032114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2032113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2032113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2032114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2032113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2032113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2032113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}