A U.S. Army major and a Air Force Reserve colonel admitted to child pornography charges in two separate cases this week. One viewed kiddie porn on his government laptop, the other secretly recorded children using the bathroom. And get this… he had a top-secret cybersecurity clearance! Let’s take a closer look at these two disgraces to their uniforms.
Colonel Watched Child Porn On Government Laptop
Brian Wade Eddy, 49, admitted in a federal court that he searched for and viewed child pornography on his government-issued computer. Eddy was a ranking colonel in the Air Force Reserves at the time. He also worked as a civilian employee at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations discovered Eddy’s crime during the course of an investigation.
According to court records, he looked at child porn websites back in December of last year. A federal grand jury sitting in the Western District of Oklahoma indicted him for accessing child pornography in June of this year.
Eddy pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton on Wednesday. Officials said he’ll stay in jail until he’s sentenced. The disgraced former colonel faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. After he gets out of jail, he’ll have at least five years of supervised release.
The child pornography case of an Army major is even more shocking.
Top-Secret Cybersecurity Clearance
U.S. Army Major Jason Michael Musgrove is assigned to the Army Cyber Joint Headquarters at Fort Gordon, Georgia. He was a threat operations officer with a top-secret security clearance. According to court records, the 40-year-old was also secretly videotaping kids using the bathroom.
Musgrove pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to the production of child pornography. He admitted using a hidden camera to film kids in the bathroom of his home.
“The production of child pornography is one of the most horrendous crimes we deal with within our society. It is even more concerning when the crime is allegedly committed by a member of our armed forces who is sworn to protect the United States,” said Special Agent in Charge Chris Hacker of the FBI Atlanta field office. “The FBI is committed to protecting our children and working with our law enforcement partners to identify and apprehend predators who carry out these appalling crimes.”
Musgrove faces up to 30 years in federal prison. There is no parole in the federal system.
