新罕布什尔州74岁男子存数千份儿童性虐待材料，被判5年监禁并赔付11.2万美元
美国司法部新罕布什尔区检察官办公室宣布，住在新罕布什尔州 Londonderry 的 Donald Schwartz（74岁）因持有儿童性虐待材料，被联邦地区法官 Landya McCafferty 判处5年（60个月）联邦监禁，其后监管5年，并须向15名已确认身份的受害者赔付112,000美元。联邦检察官 Erin Creegan 公布了这一判决。
据检察官办公室介绍，2023年末，一项卧底执法行动发现 Schwartz 使用专门的点对点软件接收含有儿童性虐待内容的视频。他还用同一软件把这类材料提供给其他用户。执法人员随后搜查他的住所，在十余台设备中查获数千张图片与视频，内容均为儿童性虐待。
联邦检察官 Erin Creegan 表示，被告利用自己的技术熟练度收集了大量儿童性虐待材料，这一判决表明，为这类虐待市场推波助澜、让儿童一再受害的人将被追究责任。国土安全调查局（HSI）新英格兰地区代理特别探员主管 Jeffrey Grimming 表示，HSI 将继续追究参与儿童性虐待影像交易的人。
本案由国土安全调查局（HSI）领查，助理联邦检察官 Matthew Vicinanzo 与 John Kennedy 负责起诉。案件属于司法部「儿童安全计划」（Project Safe Childhood），该计划由各联邦检察官办公室与司法部儿童剥削与淫秽犯罪科牵头，统筹联邦、州与地方资源，打击针对儿童的剥削与虐待。（来源：美国司法部）
New Hampshire Man, 74, Sentenced To 5 Years For Possessing Thousands Of Child Sexual Abuse Images
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire announced that Donald Schwartz, 74, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty to five years (60 months) in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), followed by five years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $112,000 in restitution to 15 identified victims. U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announced the sentence.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, in late 2023 an undercover law enforcement operation identified Schwartz as using specialized peer-to-peer software to receive videos containing CSAM. He used the same software to make CSAM materials available to other users. Law enforcement subsequently searched Schwartz's home and discovered over a dozen devices which together contained thousands of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse.
U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan said the defendant used his technical proficiency to amass an extensive collection of child sexual abuse material, and that the sentence shows those who fuel the market for child abuse will be held accountable. Homeland Security Investigations New England Acting Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Grimming said HSI is committed to holding accountable individuals who participate in the trade of child sexual abuse imagery.
Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Vicinanzo and John Kennedy prosecuted the case. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, the Department of Justice's nationwide initiative to protect children from exploitation and abuse. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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图片来源：图：位于华盛顿特区的美国司法部总部大楼（联邦固定图库）。 / Photo: U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington, D.C. (federal asset library).
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