North Carolina Man Admits to Producing and Transporting Child Pornography into the United States

NEWARK, N.J. - A North Carolina man admitted to producing child pornography in a foreign country and transporting it into the United States, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced.

Barry Grant BeVier, 63, formerly of Wilmington, North Carolina, pleaded guilty on October 14, 2026 before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi in Newark federal court to an Information charging him with one count of sexually exploiting a child outside the United States for the purpose of producing child pornography and transporting that child pornography into the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251(c) and (e).

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

In November 2024, BeVier was outside of the United States and twice persuaded a child to engage in sexually explicit conduct with him by offering the child things of value including a mobile phone. BeVier filmed videos of himself engaging in the sexually explicit conduct with the child and stored the videos on his cell phone. He then took an international flight on a commercial airliner into the United States and landed at Newark Liberty International Airport while carrying his cell phone containing the videos. BeVier also agreed as part of his plea to acknowledge that in November 2024 he produced child pornography involving one additional child.

The charge of sexually exploiting a child outside the United States for the purpose of producing child pornography and transporting child pornography into the United States carries a mandatory minimum term of 15 years imprisonment and a maximum term of 30 years imprisonment, and a fine of $250,000. Sentencing is scheduled for February 17, 2027.

U.S. Attorney Frazer credited special agents of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael S. McCarthy and officers from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), under the direction of New York Director of Field Operation Frank Russo, with the investigation leading to the guilty plea.

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 U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) in the Justice Department's Criminal Division, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit: https://www.justice.gov/psc.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Trevor A. Chenoweth of the Cybercrime Unit in Newark.

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Defense counsel: Paul Di Lella, Esq.