A Paulding County man was indicted on federal child pornography charges Monday, and is accused of recording his sexual abuse of a child on at least two videos he made himself.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, Byung J. “BJay” Pak, announced that 31-year-old Thomas Cwik had been arraigned on charges of producing, distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office alleges that Cwik traded child pornography online in January, and that when federal agents searched his home in April they “found multiple digital devices containing hundreds of images and videos of child pornography.”
“They also discovered that Cwik allegedly engaged in sex acts with a minor child in Cobb County, Georgia and captured his sexual abuse of that child on two videos taken on each instance of abuse,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a release.
“Cwik allegedly produced, distributed, and collected images portraying the sexual exploitation and abuse of young children,” Pak said. “It is imperative that we continue to target and prosecute sexual predators who victimize children.”
Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Nick S. Annan said Cwik “allegedly victimized numerous children.”
The case is being brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, a “nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse” launched in 2006.
According to Cobb County Sheriff’s Office records, Cwik was held on two charges of child molestation and one felony count of aggravated child molestation for 55 days until Monday’s arraignment.
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