TOLEDO, Ohio - An Ohio woman was sentenced in federal court yesterday for transporting child pornography, the result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Kimberly Majerowski, 41, of Toledo, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David A. Katz to 48 months in prison, to be followed by 10 years' probation.

ICE agents executed a search warrant at Majerowski's residence in February 2005 after receiving information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding the trading of child pornography. The search warrant revealed more than 80 images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct stored on her computer.

“This case reveals the disturbing truth that some adults will go to great lengths to sexually exploit children,” said Brian M. Moskowitz, special agent-in-charge of the ICE Office of Investigations covering Michigan and Ohio. “While we cannot restore innocence to those who were abused and exploited, we can make sure that justice is served. The cooperative efforts of Ohio law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors ensured that justice was indeed served on behalf of the victims.”

This case is part of Operation Predator, ICE's comprehensive initiative to safeguard children from foreign national pedophiles, international sex tourists, Internet child pornographers, and human traffickers. Since Operation Predator was launched in July 2003, ICE agents have arrested more than 7,500 individuals nationwide, including 87 in Ohio.

ICE encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free hotline at 1-866-DHS-2ICE. Investigators staff this hotline around the clock. Suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children may be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, an Operation Predator partner, at 1-800-843-5678 or http://www.cybertipline.com.

Assistance with this investigation was provided by the Toledo Police Department, Special Victims Unit.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Secor, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio, prosecuted the case.

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