SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Brock Likens, age 34, of Greene, New
York, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for distributing, receiving
and possessing child pornography.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C.
Jaquith and James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field
Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
As part of his guilty plea, Likens admitted that he
knowingly received and distributed child pornography over the internet using
peer-to-peer file sharing software. An undercover law enforcement officer
downloaded 87 child pornography video files from Likens’ computer that he had
made available to share with others. A subsequent
search of Likens’ house revealed that he possessed, on electronic devices, 31
video files and 24 image files that depicted child pornography. The images and videos included depictions of
the rape and sodomy of prepubescent children and toddlers.
Senior United States District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy also
imposed a 15-year term of supervised release, which will start after Likens is
released from prison, and ordered him to pay $6,000 in restitution. As a result
of his conviction, Likens will be required to register as a sex offender upon
his release from prison.
This case was investigated by the New York State Police
Computer Crimes Unit, Colonie Police Department, and the FBI. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Geoffrey J. L. Brown.
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