News Release
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News Release Date: November 13, 2018
Contact: NPS Investigative Services Branch, 202-379-4761
An investigation by Special Agents with the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) and US Park Rangers has brought to justice a man who committed crimes against children. Joshua Faber, age 29, was recently sentenced in federal court to serve 42 months in prison followed by lifetime supervised release for felony possession of child pornography.
The investigation began in October 2016 when Faber, then an employee of a national park concessionaire, was reported to have downloaded an extensive amount of child pornography onto his laptop. Rangers and ISB agents served search warrants for Faber’s residence and computer, seizing more than twenty digital devices for forensic examination. The investigation revealed more than 3,000 images and video files appearing to depict the abuse of children. Investigators sent the suspect files to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which confirmed that more than 600 files depicted the sexual abuse of children whose identities were already known to authorities. Meanwhile, during an interview with investigators, Faber confessed to viewing and downloading pornographic images and videos of children.
Investigators presented the case for prosecution to the US Attorney’s Office. Faber was indicted by a grand jury, arrested, and ultimately pleaded guilty.
In addition to his prison term and lifetime probation, Faber was ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution to one of the child victims known to NCMEC. He forfeited all digital devices to the government and must comply with lifetime registration as a sex offender. Faber is prohibited from owning or possessing firearms, must attend and participate in a sex offender treatment program, may have no contact with children under the age of 18, and must meet other conditions of sentencing.
This outcome was the direct result of a witness taking the brave step to report the crimes, which have real and lasting impacts upon the involved victims. ISB is dedicated to ensuring that every victim of or witness to a crime that occurs within the National Park System is treated with dignity and respect. Crimes against children are often particularly distressing. Support and services are available for victims and witnesses - more information is on our website www.nps.gov/ISB and the US Department of Justice website ovc.gov/help/index.html
ISB: the Investigative Services Branch of the National Park Service
www.nps.gov/ISB
Last updated: November 13, 2018