A Williamsburg resident, Xavier Joseph Stafford, 22, has been sentenced to five years in prison for distributing obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children. The sentencing took place in Newport News and was announced by Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Dominique Evans, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Norfolk Field Office.
According to court documents, a police officer had contacted Stafford on February 14 and 15 regarding moving his vehicle from private property in Williamsburg. On February 18, Stafford sent an email to the officer threatening the officer’s child and indicating knowledge of the officer’s home address. He then sent another message containing two animated images depicting the sexual abuse of a minor. The email also included a live photo that repeatedly looped several frames showing consecutive images of the officer’s home.
Lindsey Halligan stated: “Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Dominique Evans, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Norfolk Field Office, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen.”
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lisa McKeel and Therese O’Brien.
Additional information about this case can be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia or through PACER by searching Case No. 4:25-cr-40.
