Flatulent Child Porn Suspect Pleads Guilty

Posted Oct 10, 2007 by Josh Poltilove

Updated Oct 10, 2007 at 03:10 PM

Brian Wilcox, who recently was granted medical attention for his flatulence, groin numbness and tooth decay, pleaded guilty today to photographing and creating pornographic images of a child relative.

While pleading guilty before Tampa-based federal Magistrate Elizabeth A. Jenkins, he acknowledged he has “more than 10 images on his computer but does not know the exact amount of images on his computer,” records show.

One of the charges against him, production of child pornography, carries a 15-year minimum sentence behind bars.

Court records show that the Photobucket, a picture sharing Web site, had found a user had posted images of child pornography.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office investigated and traced the images to a Bright House Networks account. A subpoena for records led to Wilcox, who lived at 10508 Beneva Drive in Tampa.

A plea agreement says Wilcox acknowledged taking graphic photos of an 11-year-old while she slept and acknowledged posting the images on Photobucket. It also says his computer had about 120 images of child pornography, including a “sadistic image” of girl about 5 years old.

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