BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced
today that John P. Cutler, 35, of Delevan, NY, pleaded guilty, before U.S.
District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo, to receipt of child pornography following a
prior conviction. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in
prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a fine of $250,000.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the
case, stated that between July 2016 and September 26, 2016, the defendant
searched for and downloaded images and videos of child pornography online. Cutler
saved the child pornography on a laptop computer. A forensic examination of the
computer revealed approximately 1875 images and 199 videos of child
pornography. Some of the images and videos depicted prepubescent minors as well
as depictions of violence against the minors.
The defendant was previously convicted in New York State
court of Criminal Sexual Act in the Second Degree.
The plea is the result of an investigation by agents of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Kevin P. Lyons, Acting
Special Agent-in-Charge, and the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, under the
direction of Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 11, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.
before Judge Vilardo.
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