A New Orleans resident has pleaded guilty to possessing images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children under the age of twelve. Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Ervin Dalvecchio Cooper, 24, entered his plea on July 31, 2025, before United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon.
Court documents show that in February 2022, Special Agents with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) received reports about an individual using a known username to upload files containing child sexual abuse material through a multimedia instant messaging application. The investigation identified Cooper as the user in question and found that he had transmitted files depicting the sexual exploitation of children via the app.
Law enforcement executed a search warrant at Cooper’s residence in May 2022, seizing several electronic devices. A review of these devices uncovered at least 1,005 images and videos showing child victimization, including material involving victims as young as two years old. Some files depicted “sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence.”
Cooper faces up to twenty years in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee. He may also be required to register as a sex offender. Sentencing is scheduled for October 30, 2025.
“This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.”
U.S. Attorney Simpson commended the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation for its role in this case. Assistant United States Attorney Jordan Ginsberg is prosecuting.
