Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Production

GREENBELT, MD. — A Kensington man pled guilty Monday to producing child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Steven Edward Baker, 41, faces between 15 and 24 years in prison. He'll be sentenced in the fall.

Last summer, FBI agents interviewed Backer at his workplace, Action Signs in Vienna, Va. Baker admitted that he had a child pornography collection that he had built over a 10-year period, according to prosecutors. 

Investigators found images on electronics at his business and at his home that included 45 images and seven videos produced by Baker of a girl under the age of 12. Taken over more than five years prior to 2013, the images constituted child pornography, according to prosecutors.

Bakers collection included over 50,000 images and 1,000 videos of child pornography that were not produced by Baker, but were downloaded from the internet. 

The plea agreement includes lifetime supervised release when he finishes his prison sentence and a $250,000 fine.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.