Ogdensburg Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Harry McCarthy Was a Police Officer at the Time He Committed the Offense

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Harry McCarthy, age 58, of Ogdensburg, New York, was sentenced today to serve 15 years in prison for his sexual exploitation of a minor, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Vadim D. Thomas, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Albany FIeld Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

As part of his guilty plea, McCarthy admitted that in 2013 and 2014, he used a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing images of that conduct.  At the time of his crime, McCarthy was employed as an officer at the City of Ogdensburg, New York Police Department.

Chief United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby also imposed a lifetime term of supervised release, which will start after McCarthy is released from incarceration, and to pay a $10,000 fine. As a result of his conviction, McCarthy will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

This case was investigated by the FBI and the New York StatePolice, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Katherine Kopita and Geoffrey Brown.