Two Men from South Louisiana Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges

United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the
sentencing of two South Louisiana men on child pornography charges. The two defendants
and their charges are as follows:
Bryan Anthony Foote, 50, of Westlake, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United
States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. to 204 months (17 years) in prison, followed by 10
years of supervised release, on a child pornography charge. Foote pleaded guilty to a Bill of
Information charging him with one count of receipt of child pornography on August 17, 2023.
During the months of February and March 2022, agents with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) learned through their investigation that Foote had received multiple
images of minor females, all under the age of 18 years old, engaging in sexually explicit
conduct. These images were sexually suggestive and had been exchanged for sexual
gratification for both the sender and receiver. Foote admitted to receiving and possessing these
images by using the internet.
The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant United States
Attorney Casey Richmond.
Brodie Carlton Thibodeaux, 35, of Church Point, Louisiana, was sentenced by
United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays to 180 months (15 years) in prison,
followed by 20 years of supervised release, for one count of receiving child
pornography. Thibodeaux pleaded guilty to the charge on September 19, 2023.
Law enforcement agents with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) began an
investigation after receiving a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children (NCMEC) that files containing child sexual abuse material had been uploaded by
an individual. A search warrant was obtained and on February 10, 2023, law enforcement
officers with the LBI and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations executed the search warrant
at Thibodeaux’s residence in Church Point. Their investigation confirmed that Thibodeaux
was the user of the account that had uploaded the images. As a result of the search of his
residence, agents located and seized a cell phone from Thibodeaux’s bedroom. A forensic
analysis of that phone confirmed that more than 100 still images and more than 100 videos
containing child sexual abuse material were stored on the phone. Thibodeaux admitted to
receiving these still and video images over the internet.
The case was investigated by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations and LBI and
prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Craig R. Bordelon.
These cases are part of Project Safe Childhood, a U.S. Department of Justice
nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity
Section, Project Safe Childhood combines federal, state and local resources to better locate,
apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to
identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit
www.projectsafechildhood.gov.