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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 penalty of 20 years in prison, supervised release for life and a $250,000 fine. In […]
Former teacher sentenced for child porn
A former kindergarten teach has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison on child pornography charges. Roland Yockel II, 31, of Hilton, was convicted of receipt of child pornography, also was sentenced to 15 years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Yockel also was ordered to pay $7,200 in restitution […]
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 was part of a network of more than 70 people who traded child pornography, according […]
Ex-Boy Scout leader gets prison time for child pornography
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A 26-year-old former Boy Scout leader who took sexually explicit pictures of a sleeping 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Daniel Huzinec, of Buffalo, was sentenced on his federal child pornography conviction Friday. He’ll be on lifetime supervised release after he serves the prison time. The investigation […]
Corning man sentenced for child porn
U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer on Thursday sentenced a Steuben County man to 2 1/2 years in prison on child pornography charges. Kevin Theil, 54, of Corning, also was sentenced to 10 years supervised release. Between 2013 and Dec. 16, 2016, Theil had more than 300 images of child pornography on a laptop computer, […]
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 law enforcement officer began communicating online with Lebrecht, who sent the officer several images of […]
Second Circuit finds child porn sentence excessive
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ordered a former Ontario County man convicted of child pornography charges to be resentenced even though the original sentence was within federal guidelines. Joseph Vincent Jenkins, of Geneva, was 39 when he was convicted in February 2014 of possession and transportation of child pornography. He […]
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 was sentenced Friday in Syracuse to serve 18 more months in prison for perjury. Federal […]
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 child pornography. He had delivered pornography to a federal agent posing as a 12-year-old girl […]
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 for the four appellate departments, two of which, including the Fourth Department, had been using […]
Court struggles with restitution for child porn
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court lent a sympathetic ear Wednesday to a victim of child pornography who wants the court to make it easier for victims to collect money from people convicted of downloading and viewing the pornographic images. The woman known as Amy was at the court, her legal team said, for arguments in […]
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 appealed from his conviction sentencing him to 30 months imprisonment. The government argued that the […]
Case Digests
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Review of another judge’s actions: Opinion 22-153
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Charitable contributions: Opinion 22-150
- Second Circuit – Class action settlement: Moses v. The New York Times Company
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Law News
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- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
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