A federal judge in the Northern District of New York sentenced a California resident to federal prison following his conviction on felony charges of receiving illicit child sexual abuse material and transmitting obscene content across state lines to a minor. Federal prosecutors detailed how the defendant utilized encrypted digital messaging services and peer-to-peer file-sharing software to solicit and distribute graphic exploitative media involving vulnerable underage victims.
The prosecution developed from a proactive multi-jurisdictional investigation coordinated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. In addition to the substantial term of incarceration, the court imposed a lifetime term of federal supervised release, mandatory registration as a sex offender, and stringent electronic monitoring restrictions on all digital communications devices upon completion of the prison sentence. Justice Department officials reaffirmed their commitment to investigating online predators and holding perpetrators of digital child abuse accountable.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/california-man-sentenced-receiving-child-pornography-and-transferring-obscene-material