Denver man accused of having child pornography mailed to his house

A Denver man is accused of ordering child pornography online and having it mailed to his house through the U.S. Postal Service.

Clifford Eric Perian, 53, was arrested last week on one count of receipt of child pornography.

Perian is accused of repeatedly having child pornography videos mailed to his house.

The Department of Justice says investigators started looking into Perian’s activities through the mail and online after receiving a tip.

Investigators say Perian used emails and online postings to solicit the parents of minor boys and look for minor volunteers to be subjected to various acts of sexual torture and/or abuse.

A search of Perian’s home turned up some of the bondage and sexual paraphernalia Perian had allegedly boasted about online.

Investigators say they also found DVDs containing child pornography or child erotica in Perian’s house. Investigators say he ordered the pornographic videos online, and had them sent to his house through U.S. Mail.

Computers were also taken from Perian’s home. Officials said that Perian received images of young males under the age of 18 engaged in sexual activity with male adults through Internet chat rooms and via email.

There were also allegations that Perian sexually touched and was sexually touched by at least three boys ages 16 to 17 in approximately 2004 through 2006.

Law enforcement also determined that Perian had been to local water parks taking non-explicit pictures of young boys he did not know under the age of 18.

“While most child pornography is now distributed and received via the Internet, there are still companies that mail these horrible images exploiting children through the U.S. Mail,” said U.S. Attorney John Walsh. “The arrest of this defendant is critical because postal inspectors and Assistant U.S. attorneys were able to identify someone who was using the U.S. Mail to sexually exploit children. The defendant in this case received the images in the mail, which is a crime.”

“Protecting children from these egregious crimes is a top priority for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service,” said Craig Goldberg, Acting Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Denver. “We continue to aggressively investigate, apprehend and assist in the prosecution of individuals who seek to exploit children via the U.S. Mail.”

Perian faces not less than 5 years and up to 20 years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography. He also faces up to a $250,000 fine, as well as possible restitution and forfeiture.

A judge ruled Perian is a potential danger to the community, and ordered him to be jailed without bond.