In March 2008, Alan Hesketh, the British-born patent director and vice-president of the global pharmaceutical company Pfizer, was arrested by Federal agents at John F. Kennedy International Airport and charged with the crime of receiving, possessing and distributing child pornography. According to authorities, Hesketh, posing as a 28-year old woman, traded pornographic images of children online using the username "Suzibibaby". The Stonington, Connecticut resident is accused of trading the images with Buffalo, New York resident Gregory Nadolski, who allegedly used the username "mrko9850". A Google search of "mrko9850" reveals that username on several sites dealing with teen dating, as well as a YouTube posting on a site which features images of young girls swimming underwater. The two suspects are alleged to have shared over 1,000 images, many of which federal authorities say contained child pornography. According to an affidavit filed in Hartford, Connecticut by United States Department of Justice Special Agent Jason P. Dragon, Hesketh and Nadolski discussed performing sexual acts on babies and young children "involving the use of human defecation."
Alan Hesketh News
International Herald Tribune: Pfizer patent chief charged with distributing child... (March 28, 2008)
- <p>TheDay.com (New London, CT): Pfizer Executive Faces Charges In Child Porn Probe (March 28, 2008)
The Daily Mail (UK): Top British executive charged with child porn offences... (March 28, 2008)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Stonington, Conn., man arrested... (March 27, 2008)
United States Department of Justice: Fact Sheet: Safe Childhood Initiative (February 15, 2006)
United States Department of Justice: Project Safe Childhood Video
Topix.net: Alan Hesketh
Google News: Alan Hesketh
Official Site: Pfizer News and Media Site
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Fast Facts
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Hesketh is a British citizen, and a permanent resident of the United States
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At the time of his arrest, Hesketh was 61 years old
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Penalties Hesketh faces if convicted
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- 20 years for receiving and distributing child porn
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- 10 years for possessing child porn
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#Mandatory minimum for the alleged crimes
five years
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- $500,000 in fines
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Time span during which incidents are alleged to have occurred
June 2006 to May 2007
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Hesketh is alleged to have signed on from at least three different computers, including one from his office at Pfizer
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Pfizer's official spokesperson says that Hesketh is on a leave of absence from the company
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Arrest of Hesketh was part of Department of Justice's Safe Childhood Initiative
