BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.
announced today that Matthew Bailer, 33, of Jamestown, NY, was arrested and
charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography. The charge
carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth R. Moellering, who is
handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, on July 11, 2018,
the Jamestown Police Department received a complaint from a parent that her
minor children, Victim 1 and Victim 2, may have been sexually abused by the
defendant. The parent stated that she was told by the defendant’s sister that
she found a series of concerning pictures, sexual in nature, on a Nokia
cellular telephone that was used by the defendant.
Bailer was subsequently arrested on a warrant out of
Missouri related to a burglary case. During a search of the Nokia cellular
telephone, investigators recovered several hundred images of images of child
pornography involving sexually explicit conduct by prepubescent and pubescent
children, both male and female.
The defendant made an initial appearance this afternoon
before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder and is being detained.
The criminal complaint is the result of an investigation by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special
Agent-in-Charge Gary Loeffert, and the Jamestown Police Department, under the
direction of Chief Harry Snellings.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is
merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless
proven guilty.
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