CHILD PORN: Former Rockville Police Officer Daniel Morozewicz to serve less than four years in prison; had over 200 images involving the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers; distributed to undercover cops

Defendant Discarded Computer and Factory Reset Smartphone in Anticipation of an Interview with Federal Law Enforcement

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher, on May 19, 2023, after sentencing was delayed more than six months, sentenced Daniel Joseph Morozewicz, age 38, of Frederick, Maryland, to 42 months in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for possession of child pornography.  Judge Gallagher also ordered that Morozewicz must pay $14,000 in restitution.

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The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge James C. Harris of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) Baltimore; Frederick County State’s Attorney J. Charles Smith; and Colonel David Benjamin, Chief Deputy of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office.  

According to his guilty plea, from September 2020 to January 2021, while employed as a Rockville Police Officer and an Army National Guardsman, Morozewicz received, possessed, and distributed child pornography on the BitTorrent file-sharing network.  Morozewicz also used multiple electronic devices to download and distribute child pornography involving prepubescent minors.

On at least four instances in 2020, investigators determined that the devices associated with Morozewicz’s IP address downloaded and shared child pornographic files on BitTorrent, including eight packages of child pornography.

U. S. Attorney Erek Barron

During that time, Morozewicz repeatedly distributed child pornography to undercover law enforcement officers.  On at least four instances in 2020, investigators determined that the devices associated with Morozewicz’s IP address downloaded and shared child pornographic files on BitTorrent, including eight packages of child pornography.

That same year, Morozewicz purchase a home in Frederick for $435,000 with a mortgage of $371,000, according to Maryland land records. In 2013, Morozewicz bought a home in Frederick for $165,000.

Morozewicz was tipped off that the G-Men were coming for him, and he dumped evidence from his gadgets

As stated in his guilty plea, on March 4, 2021, Morozewicz received a tip that federal law enforcement wished to conduct an in-person interview with him.  The next day, on March 5, 2021, law enforcement executed a series of search and seizure warrants on Morozewicz’s residence, vehicle, and his person.  As a result of the search of Morozewicz’s person, law enforcement seized a smartphone that had been recently factory reset and erased in light of the impending visit from federal law enforcement.  He also admitted that he discarded his computer in anticipation of a visit from law enforcement.  Morozewicz’s actions were viewed as an attempt to impede the investigation and prosecution of his child pornography offenses.

Federal Indictment on Child Pornography Distribution of Rockville Police Officer Daniel Morozewicz

Multiple electronic devices were seized in connection with the warrants executed at Morozewicz’s residence and in his vehicle.  A forensic examination of Morozewicz’s devices revealed that he possessed over 12,300 depictions of child pornography and erotica, including over 200 depicts involving the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers and over 90 child pornographic images involving sadomasochistic conduct.

a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.  

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.  

Plea agreement that netted dirtbag less than four years in prison

Led by the United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and to identify and rescue victims.  For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.  For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.justice.gov/psc and click on the “Resources” tab on the left of the page.         

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United States Attorney Erek L. Barron

United States Attorney Erek L. Barron commended HSI, the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office, and the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office for their work in the investigation.  Mr. Barron thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul A. Riley and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Joyce King, Chief Counsel with the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office, who prosecuted the federal case.

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