U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Child Pornography — Sentencing Prior Conviction — Sentencing Enhancement United States v. Simard 12-3968-cr Judges Calabresi, Cabranes and Sack Background: The defendant appealed from a judgment sentencing him to 121 months imprisonment after ...

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New York State Court of Appeals Child Pornography Temporary Internet Files — Knowledge People v. Kent No. 70 Judge Ciparick Background: On appeal, the defendant challenged the legal sufficiency of the evidence that supported his convictions for promoting a sexual ...

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ALBANY — Former police officer Martin Golden was stunned when he first heard the news that New York’s highest court ruled that viewing child pornography wasn’t a state crime. “It took about 16 minutes of shock, and then I recognized ...

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ALBANY — New York’s top court says simply viewing child pornography online does not constitute either criminal possession or procurement under state penal law.   The Court of Appeals is dismissing two counts against James D. Kent, who was a ...

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BUFFALO — A former substitute teacher in western New York admits he collected child pornography and lured male students to send him explicit photos of themselves by posing as a teenage girl on Facebook. Timothy Bek of West Seneca pleaded ...

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A Buffalo man, who was convicted for receiving child pornography, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison and five years of supervised release. The sentence is the result of an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland ...

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Veryl Baker, 61, of Henrietta, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer also sentenced Baker to 10 years of supervised release and required him to register as a ...

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Veryl Baker, 61, of Henrietta, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer also sentenced Baker to 10 years of supervised release and required him to register as a ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Scope of Search Warrant Child Pornography United States v. Dickinson 10-cr-6182CJS Magistrate Payson Background: The defendant had been charged in a five-count indictment for the distribution and possession of child pornography. The defendant moved to suppress a ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Child Pornography Restitution — Proximate Cause United States v. Aumais 10-3160-cr Judges Jacobs, McLaughlin and Winter Background: The defendant-appellant appealed from an amended judgment and conviction entered against him. The defendant pled ...

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Timothy Nihill, 47, of Rochester, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to knowingly possessing child pornography. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Child Pornography Laptop Searches United States of America v. Howe 09-CR-6076L Judge Payson Background: The defendant was arrested and indicted on charges of possession of child pornography found on a leased laptop. After the indictment, the ...

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