Clinton Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Child Exploitation Offenses

BANGOR, Maine: A Clinton man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to production and receipt of child pornography, and enticement of a minor.

According to court records, law enforcement received information that an individual, later identified as Keith Page, 73, was remitting money via Venmo and PayPal to several individuals

identified as being under the age of 18, likely in exchange for child pornography. One of the accounts Page had remitted money to was identified as belonging to a female minor residing in New

Orleans, Louisiana. Investigators contacted the minor, who stated that she had been providing sexually explicit images of herself to Page in exchange for money since she was 15 years old. During a subsequent interview with Page, he admitted that he knew the minor female was underage.

Page faces a minimum term of 15 years and a maximum term of 30 years in prison for production of child pornography, a minimum term of 10 years and a maximum term of life in prison for enticement of a minor, and a minimum term of five years and a maximum term of 20 years in prison for receipt of child pornography. Page also faces a maximum fine of $250,000 and a maximum supervised release term of life for each count. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Homeland Security Investigations and the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit - Special Victims investigated the case.

To report an incident involving the possession, distribution, receipt or production of child pornography: Child sexual abuse material - referred to in legal terms as "child pornography" - captures the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. These images document victims' exploitation and abuse, and they suffer revictimization every time the images are viewed. In 2023, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received 36 million reportsLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. of the possession, manufacture, or distribution of child sexual abuse materials. To file a report with NCMEC, go to https://report.cybertip.orgLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. or call 1-800-843-5678. If you are in Maine and you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted or abused, you can get help by calling the free, private 24-hour statewide sexual assault helpline at 1-800-871-7741.

Project Safe Childhood: This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Department's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/psc.

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