A federal grand jury in Council Bluffs, Iowa, has indicted two individuals on charges related to child pornography. The indictment, returned on January 29, 2025, includes charges against Jason J. Traina and Carrie Marie Campbell.
Jason J. Traina, a 52-year-old from Rockland County, New York, faces charges of distributing child pornography. He made his initial court appearance on January 31, 2025, in the Southern District of New York. Although the government argued for his detention pending trial, the United States Magistrate Judge released him under conditions of home detention and location monitoring.
Carrie Marie Campbell, aged 40 from Council Bluffs, is charged with receiving child pornography. Her initial appearance was on February 3, 2025, in the Southern District of Iowa. She was temporarily detained until a detention hearing could be conducted.
Both Traina and Campbell face a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and could receive up to twenty years in prison if convicted.
United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal from the Southern District of Iowa announced the indictments. The case is being investigated by several agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Council Bluffs Police Department. Additional support is provided by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, FBI Safe Streets NY, and the Stony Point Police Department.
It is important to note that an indictment is merely an allegation; all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.