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\"\"Gregory Edward McLean, 39, of Jacksonville, Florida, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of distributing videos depicting the sexual assault of children and one count of unlawful retention of classified national defense information.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the plea agreement, state law enforcement in Rhode Island received a cyber tipline report that a user of a particular messaging application had shared videos depicting the sexual abuse of young children. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The investigation identified the user as McLean, who was an active-duty officer in the U.S. Navy at that time, with the rank of Lieutenant Commander and serving as the Executive Officer of a ship stationed aboard a Naval Station Mayport in Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) continued the investigation and identified additional instances where McLean had distributed child sexual abuse material. <\/span><\/p>\n

On Nov. 4, 2021, agents executed a federal search warrant at McLean\u2019s residence, during which they seized numerous electronic devices and storage media. A forensic review revealed that several of these items contained files depicting the sexual abuse of minors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The forensic review also identified a flash drive \u2013 which had been recovered from McLean\u2019s kitchen counter \u2013 that contained approximately 150 documents containing national defense information classified at the Secret level and 50 documents containing national defense information classified at the Confidential level. <\/span><\/p>\n

An investigation by NCIS and the FBI revealed that throughout his service as a naval officer, McLean had access to classified information and held a Top-Secret security clearance. <\/span><\/p>\n

McLean had entered into various agreements with the United States regarding the protection and proper handling of classified information and was aware that his home was not an authorized location to store classified national defense information. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"In particular, the criminal information and plea agreement identify two documents McLean unlawfully retained.\u00a0 The documents contained national defense information about foreign governments and their combat aircraft and naval capabilities. <\/span><\/p>\n

Disclosure of this information could reasonably be expected to cause damage and, in some instances, severe damage to the United States’ national security.<\/span><\/p>\n

McLean faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years and up to 20 years in prison for the child exploitation offense and a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for the retention of classified information offense.<\/span><\/p>\n

A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.<\/span><\/p>\n

NCIS, FBI and Rhode Island State Police are investigating the case, with assistance from the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant U.S. Attorneys David B. Mesrobian and Kirwinn Mike for the Middle District of Florida and Senior Trial Attorney Heather Schmidt of the National Security Division\u2019s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section are prosecuting the case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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