Andrew Taylor Wood, a former Navy sailor from Stafford, Virginia, has been sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for the transportation of child sexual abuse material. The sentence was handed down on September 12, 2024, by the U.S. District Court of Guam. In addition to his prison term, Wood will undergo ten years of supervised release and must pay $86,500 in restitution to 12 victims.
Wood's offenses included possessing, distributing, and transporting images and videos depicting prepubescent minors and other violent materials from at least 2016 until 2022. He used Dropbox accounts to upload and share these materials online while serving in the U.S. Navy.
Shawn N. Anderson, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, commended the investigative work of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). "This case reveals how CSAM is spread through electronic means," Anderson stated. "Children remain victimized for life."
HSI Special Agent in Charge Lucia Cabral-DeArmas emphasized their commitment to protecting vulnerable members of society: “The exploitation of children is a heinous crime... We will use every tool at our disposal to ensure that those who engage in such reprehensible acts are held accountable.”
The investigation was part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), an initiative by the Department of Justice launched in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.