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Yates County man admits to child porn charge

A Yates County man has pleaded guilty to federal pornography charges. Jeffrey Maciejewski, 26, of Penn Yan, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. to possession of child pornography. Maciejewski is facing a maximum ...

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Seneca County man sentenced on child pornography charges

A Seneca County man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on child pornography charges. Christopher Eberhardt, 34, of Ovid, who was convicted of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography, also must serve 15 years of post-release supervision. Eberhardt ...

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Cattaraugus County man sentenced for child porn

U.S. District Court Court Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford on Thursday sentenced an Olean man to five years in prison for  possession of child pornography. Shawn Lebrecht, 35, also was sentenced to 10 years of supervised release. In early August 2016 an undercover ...

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Ontario County man sentenced for lying to get a court-appointed lawyer

SYRACUSE — An upstate New York man convicted of transporting child pornography has been sentenced to an additional 1½ years for lying about his finances while seeking a court-appointed attorney to defend him. The Syracuse Post-Standard reports that Joseph Jenkins ...

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Second Circuit — Child Pornography — Entrapment: United States v. Kopstein

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Child Pornography — Entrapment Jury Instructions — Jury Confusion United States v. Kopstein 13-417-cr Judges Jacobs, Livingston and Lynch Background: The defendant appealed from a judgment convicting him of transporting and shipping ...

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COA clarifies child porn risk assessments

A preponderance-of-evidence standard will be applied statewide to defendants convicted of child pornography offenses who are seeking to lower their risk assessments for repeating crimes. The Court of Appeals, in a pair of decisions issued Tuesday, clarified the evidence standard ...

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Second Circuit — Child Pornography: United States v. Reingold

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Child Pornography Juvenile Defendant — Five-Year Minimum Sentence United States v. Reingold 11-2826-cr Judges Sack, Raggi and Lohier Background: The defendant pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography. The United States ...

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