SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Alan Longmore, age 68, of Fayetteville, New York, was sentenced today to serve 195 months (16 years and 3 months) in federal prison for receipt and possession of child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Kevin Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).   

As part of his previous guilty plea, Longmore admitted he received images and videos of child pornography through a peer-to-peer file-sharing program.  A forensic review of his laptop computer revealed it contained numerous child pornography video files.  Longmore admitted to engaging in this conduct for several years. In addition to these video and image files, the defendant also admitted to secretly recording and subsequently possessing video files depicting two minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. 

United States District Judge David N. Hurd also imposed a lifetime term of supervised release, which will start after Longmore is released from prison, and ordered Longmore to pay a $200 special assessment. As a result of his conviction, Longmore will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

Longmore’s case was investigated by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-Syracuse Office, with assistance from the New York State Police Computer Crimes Unit, and the Town of Manlius Police Department.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey J. L. Brown as part of Project Safe Childhood. Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood is led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), and is designed to marshal federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Alan Longmore, age 66, of Fayetteville, New York, pled guilty today before United States District Judge David N. Hurd to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Kevin M. Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).  Longmore, who remains detained pending his sentencing, faces at least 180 months of imprisonment and up to 210 months of imprisonment on the charges when he is sentenced on October 1, 2020 in Utica, New York.  The Court will also impose a term of supervised release of between five (5) years and life, and Longmore will be required to register as a sex offender.

As part of his guilty plea, Longmore admitted that he received images and videos of child pornography through a Peer-to-Peer file-sharing program.  A forensic review of his laptop computer revealed that it contained numerous video files depicting child pornography.  After being confronted about these charges, Longmore admitted to engaging in this conduct for years. In addition to these video and image files, the defendant also admitted to secretly recording and subsequently possessing video files depicting two minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. 

Longmore’s case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, Syracuse Office with assistance from the NYSP Computer Crimes Unit, and the Manlius Police Department.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Geoffrey J. L. Brown.

Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood is led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). 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 to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

 

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Alan Longmore, age 66, of Fayetteville, New York, appeared yesterday in federal court on charges that he received child pornography over the internet.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Kevin M. Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

According to the federal criminal complaint, Longmore, received images of child pornography through a Peer-to-Peer file sharing program.  An initial forensic review of his laptop computer revealed that it contained numerous video files depicting child pornography.  After being confronted about these charges, Longmore admitted to engaging in this criminal conduct for the past 6 years. The charges in the complaint are merely accusations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Longmore appeared yesterday before United States Magistrate Judge Andrew T. Baxter, who ordered him detained pending a hearing scheduled for October 10, 2018.

If convicted, Longmore faces at least 5 years and up to 20 years in prison, a term of post-release supervision of at least 5 years and up to life, and a fine of up to $250,000.00 A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, and other factors. If convicted, Longmore will be required to register as a sex offender.

This case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Syracuse with assistance from the New York State Police Computer Crimes Unit and the Town of Manlius Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey J. L. Brown.

This case is being prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood.  Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood is led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), and is designed to marshal federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.