Kent man faces charge for possession of child sexual abuse images

A 54-year-old Kent man was one of 205 alleged child sex abuse offenders arrested during a five-day nationwide crackdown led by the FBI.

Shaughn P. Lambert was indicted April 23 for possession of images of child sexual abuse, according to a May 7 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) news release. Lambert was on supervision by the Washington State Department of Corrections when his corrections officer reportedly found images of child sexual abuse on his phone.

A search of Lambert’s residence reportedly revealed a number of electronic devices that contained images of child sexual abuse. Lambert is scheduled for trial on July 7 and remains detained at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac.

The crackdown is part of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators. The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrest of 205 child sexual abuse offenders, according to DOJ. The coordinated effort was executed by all 55 FBI field offices, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section in the department’s Criminal Division, and U.S. Attorney’s Offices around the country.

In the Western District of Washington, seven federal cases moved forward with criminal charges, pleas, and/or sentencings of those who target minors for sexual abuse.

“The Department of Justice will never stop fighting to protect victims — especially child victims — and we will not rest until we hunt down, arrest, and prosecute every child predator who preys on the most vulnerable among us,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “I am grateful to the FBI and their state and local partners for their incredible work in Operation Restore Justice and have directed my prosecutors not to negotiate.”