BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.
announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 16 count indictment
charging Jonathon R. Cassatt, 34, of Niagara Falls, NY, with 15 counts of
production of child pornography and one count of possession of child
pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a
maximum of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey T. Fiut, who is
handling the case, stated that according to the indictment and a previously
filed criminal complaint, in November 2019, the Niagara Falls Police Department
received information that the defendant’s cell phone contained images and
videos of child pornography. Subsequent investigation determined that Cassatt
used his cell phone to produce child pornography involving a minor victim on 15
different occasions between 2017 and 2019.
Cassatt was arraigned this morning before U.S. Magistrate
Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy and was detained.
The indictment is the result of an investigation by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge
Gary Loeffert, and the Niagara Falls Police Department, under the direction of
Chief Thomas Licata.
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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