Monday, October 14, 2019

Columbia County Sex Offender Sentenced to 35 Years for Sexually Exploiting a Child


ALBANY, NEW YORK – John G. Stroming, age 60, of Stuyvesant, New York, was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for sexually exploiting a child and possessing child pornography.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and New York State Police Superintendent Keith M. Corlett.

Senior United States District Judge Norman A. Mordue ordered that Stroming’s sentence run consecutive to a state term of imprisonment Stroming is serving.  Today’s federal sentence should begin in 2027, when Stroming’s state sentence is scheduled to end.

Stroming was convicted in May 2019 following a 2-day jury trial.  The evidence at trial showed that Stroming videotaped himself sexually abusing a 19-month-old and that he also possessed child pornography involving other children.  At the time of the crimes, Stroming was required to register as a sex offender.  He has sex offense convictions including for rape in the second degree (2011) and promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child (1999).

This case was investigated by the New York State Police and the FBI, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Katherine Kopita and Shira C. Hoffman.

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