ALBANY, NEW YORK – James Seeley, age 55, of Albany and
Queensbury, New York, was sentenced today to 262 months in prison for attempted
coercion and enticement of a minor.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C.
Jaquith; James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and New York State Police
Superintendent Keith M. Corlett.
Seeley was a sex offender as a result of a 2002 conviction,
deviate sexual intercourse with another person less than 11 years old, for
which he was sentenced to 7 years in state prison. He also has a conviction for possessing child
pornography.
As part of his guilty plea in federal court, Seeley admitted
that in October 2018, he communicated with two undercover officers, including
one posing as an 11-year-old girl.
Seeley admitted that he discussed his interest in engaging in various
sex acts with someone he believed to be the 11-year-old girl and then went to a
location in Queensbury to engage in sexual intercourse with her.
United States District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino also ordered
Seeley to serve a life term of supervised release following his release from prison.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the New York State
Police, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Kopita.
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