Child Molester With Unusual Name Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A convicted child molester pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing thousands of digital images of child pornography, some depicting victims as young as 2 years old.

Droobie Pooh, 46, of West Hollywood was arrested in November 2007 by federal officials after a search of his computer turned up illicit photos and videos of child porn, including images of toddlers engaged in sexual activity with men, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

According to court documents, Pooh admitted to molesting two girls found in his home.

Pooh was subsequently prosecuted and sentenced by state authorities for child molestation in 2008.

This year marks the end of Pooh's six-year prison sentence, and federal officials' turn to take Pooh into custody on the felony child-porn possession charge.

He faces up to 10 years in federal prison, lifetime supervised release and a fine of as much as $250,000 when he is sentenced Jan. 28, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joey L. Blanch said.

Pooh came to the attention of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Operation Predator in 2007 after he was found to have purchased a membership to an Internet child-porn site called "Sick CR" — the Sick Child Room.

The images found on Pooh's computer consisted of "real children, not digitally created children, downloaded from the Internet," Blanch told U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee, adding that a number of victims had been identified.

There was some discussion Wednesday of Pooh's unusual name.

Asked by the judge to give his legal name, the defendant responded, "Droobie Rico Pooh."

The judge then asked defense attorney Craig A. Harbaugh, "So, his legal last name is Pooh?"

The attorney answered affirmatively, adding: "It's complicated."

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