A Steuben County man is headed back to prison after being convicted of possession of child pornography by an individual with a prior conviction.
Ryan Hamilton of Bath was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison and 15 years probation in U.S. District Court in Rochester. The 32-year-old was also ordered to pay $18,000 in restitution.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan K. McGuire, who handled the case, stated that in August 2016 and again in September 2017, Hamilton was convicted in Steuben County Court of Possessing Sexual Performance by a Child Less than 16. In October 2019, while being supervised by New York State Parole, Hamilton possessed approximately 87 videos and 1,124 images of child pornography on an SD card. Some of the images and videos included children under the age of 12 and depictions of violence.
