Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced, today, that a Maryland man is facing federal indictment in connection with child sex abuse crimes.
Charles Mark Wooters, 34, of Easton, is charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a child; transportation of child sex abuse material (CSAM); and receipt of CSAM; along with five counts of possession of CSAM.
Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the indictment with Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul, FBI Baltimore Field Office, and Chief Alan Lowrey, Easton Police Department.
According to the indictment, in November 2025, Wooters allegedly uploaded more than two dozen CSAM files, depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, to an internet-based file storage account. Additionally, law enforcement found that Wooters possessed CSAM files on multiple electronic devices and an internet-based cloud storage account associated with his email address.
Wooters is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a minor and a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years for transporting CSAM. He also faces a minimum of five years for receipt of CSAM, along with a maximum of 10 years for each count of possessing CSAM.
Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge determines sentencing after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
This case is 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 Attorney’s 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 justice.gov/psc . For more information about Internet safety education, visit justice.gov/psc and click on the “Resources” tab on the left of the page.
U.S. Attorney Hayes commended the FBI and Easton Police Department for their work in the investigation. Ms. Hayes also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Maryam Zhuravitsky who is prosecuting the federal case.
For more information about the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, its priorities, and resources available to help the community, please visit justice.gov/usao-md .
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Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Maryland — U.S. Department of Justice press release.