The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on April 26, 2007, Roger Grandchamp, 42, was arraigned before Magistrate Judge Jerome J. Niedermeier in Burlington on a one-count indictment charging him with possession of child pornography. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty and was released on numerous conditions, including a condition that he be subject to electronic monitoring at his residence.

The indictment alleges that on March 29, 2007, the defendant possessed visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. According to Court documents, the charges stemmed from an investigation undertaken by the Scranton, Pennsylvania Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In investigating a child pornography case in Pennsylvania, the FBI determined that a computer screen name registered to a West Rutland, Vermont address had been used to send sexually explicit images of pre-adolescent children to a Pennsylvania resident. The FBI in Pennsylvania alerted FBI agents in Rutland, Vermont. On March 29, 2007, Vermont FBI agents executed a search warrant at the defendant's house and seized his computer. A subsequent search of the computer revealed numerous images of child pornography.

If convicted, the defendants face a maximum of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine. United States Attorney Thomas D. Anderson cautioned that an indictment is only a method of bringing charges and is not proof of guilt. He noted that a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

United States Attorney Anderson thanked the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who investigated the case, and the Vermont State Police and Rutland Police Department, who assisted in the investigation. The defendant is represented by Assistant Federal Public Defender Elizabeth Mann. Assistant United States Attorney Elizabeth C. Woodcock has been assigned to prosecute the case for the United States.

U.S. Attorney Anderson noted that this prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.