HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Harrisburg woman is facing child pornography charges—for the second time.
Prosecutors say a federal grand jury indicted and charged Tammie Jo Hooks, 60, of Harrisburg, with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography.
She was was previously convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of distributing child pornography, according to a press release.
Hooks could receive harsher punishment this time around if convicted of the new federal charges.
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. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."
