CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Dewayne Douglas Price, Jr., 42, of Ooltewah, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison by Chief United States District Court Judge Travis R. McDonough. Following his incarceration, Price will be subject to supervised release for life and will be required to register with state sex offender registries and comply with special sex offender conditions.
Price pled guilty on February 23, 2024, to four counts: two counts of Exploitation of a Minor, receipt of Child Pornography, and Possession of Child Pornography, according to the filed plea agreement.
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Court documents revealed that Price solicited women across the United States to molest their children and send him images of the abuse. Price confessed to law enforcement, and several women involved have also been charged by federal or state authorities.
“Our office is committed to pursuing, uncovering, and prosecuting to the full extent of the law the criminals who sexually victimize children,” said United States Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III. Special Agent in Charge Joseph E. Carrico of the FBI emphasized the importance of protecting children and the collaboration between state, federal, and local law enforcement agencies.
The FBI and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office participated in the joint investigation that led to Price’s conviction. Assistant United States Attorney James Brooks prosecuted the case in coordination with Special Assistant United States Attorney Charles D. Minor.
The case was part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. PSC combines federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children and to rescue victims. For more information about PSC, visit www.justice.gov/psc. For internet safety education resources, click on “Publications & Resources.”
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