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Massena man sentenced to seven years in prison for receiving child pornography

Posted 2/16/15

MASSENA – A Massena man has been sentenced in federal court to seven years in prison for receiving child pornography. Robert Girard, 56, of Massena, New York, received a sentence of 84 months in …

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Massena man sentenced to seven years in prison for receiving child pornography

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MASSENA – A Massena man has been sentenced in federal court to seven years in prison for receiving child pornography.

Robert Girard, 56, of Massena, New York, received a sentence of 84 months in prison for receipt of child pornography yesterday in United States District Court in Utica, according to United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Homeland Security Investigations Assistant Special Agent in Charge Nicholas DiNicola, who issued a press release after the sentencing.

Girard pled guilty last Oct. 16 to one count of receipt of child pornography. As part of his plea, Girard admitted that he used peer-to-peer software to download and share child pornography over the internet.

Girard’s sentence also includes a term of supervised release, registration as a sex offender, payment of a $100 special assessment, and forfeiture of any equipment or materials involved in the offense.

This prosecution resulted from an investigation conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations Massena. Assistant United States Attorney Katherine Kopita prosecuted the case as part of Project Safe Childhood.

Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims, according to the press release.