Casey Murphy Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Charges

Casey Murphy, a 33-year-old resident of Concord, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of child exploitation, the U. S. Attorney's Office announced.

The plea was entered before Chief U. S. District Judge Samantha D.

Elliott, who has scheduled Murphy's sentencing for January 28, 2027.

According to the Justice Department, Murphy engaged in sexually explicit communications with a 14-year-old minor in California over a period of more than three months in 2025. During this time, Murphy shared nude images of himself and child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) with the minor. He also solicited the minor to send him nude photographs and videos in return. Furthermore, Murphy distributed CSAM of the minor to an individual residing in Pennsylvania.

The charge of production of child sexual abuse material carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum sentence of 30 years. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge, who will consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.

The investigation into Murphy's activities is being led by Homeland Security Investigations and the Concord Police Department. Assistant U. S.

Attorney Alexander S. Chen is handling the prosecution.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in 2006. The program aims to protect children from exploitation and abuse by coordinating federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute offenders, as well as to identify and rescue victims. Project Safe Childhood is spearheaded by the U.

S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.