SEATTLE — A family law attorney who previously practiced in Kent pleaded guilty Monday to charges of production of child pornography, receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography.
U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan said 49-year-old David Engle of Maple Valley was arrested in November 2012.
Engle, who both volunteered and ran a business involving youth baseball, has been jailed since his arrest.
According to records filed in the case, Engle came to the attention of law enforcement following the investigation of an international movie production company that operated a website offering DVDs and streaming videos for sale. Records said the videos showed young boys engaged in sexual activity.
Prosecutors said between 2005 and 2011, Engle purchased 184 different items from the website.
After authorities executed a search warrant at Engle’s home and storage locker in November 2012, they discovered more than 500 videos of Engle sexually molesting a young boy under the age of 16, Durkan said. Officials said they later discovered more evidence of Engle sexually molesting another boy.
Engle is being prosecuted for those offenses by the King County Prosecutor’s Office.
Following forensic examination of computers, DVDs, thumb drives and floppy disks, investigators determined that Engle possessed tens of thousands of images of child pornography and thousands of videos of child pornography, authorities said.
He faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison when he is sentenced in October.