Jason Schaber, 40, of Boise, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of child exploitation, said U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson. A trial is set for April 23, at the federal courthouse in Boise.
Last week, a federal grand jury returned a 23 count indictment alleging that Schaber posted ads on Craigslist offering a three-year-old child for sex, and produced, distributed and possessed child pornography between 2010 and 2012. Schaber was arrested on May 31, 2012, and held on state charges. Ada County dismissed the state charges on last Thursday in favor of the federal indictment.
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The charge of “use of facility” in interstate commerce in the aid of racketeering and trafficking of a child for sex — introducing a person under 18 years into prostitution, is punishable by up to five years in prison, a maximum fine of $250,000, and up to three years supervised release. The charge of sexual exploitation of children — production of sexually explicit images of a minor, is punishable by not less than 15 years and not more than 30 years in prison; distribution of sexually explicit images of minors is punishable by not less than five years and not more than 20 years in prison; and possession of sexually explicit images of minors, as charged in count 23, is punishable by up to ten years in prison. Each count is punishable by at least five years to lifetime supervised release and a maximum fine of $250,000.
The case is being investigated by the Boise Police Department, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, and members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, with technical assistance provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and other agencies.
