An Auburn man will spend 12 years in prison for possessing child pornography. United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.
As a part of his prior guilty plea, 25-year-old Andrew Wilbur, who previously served a state sentence for a 2019 child pornography conviction in Cayuga County Court, admitted that between January and May of 2024, he possessed child pornography images and videos depicting children as young as 4 being sexually abused. Wilbur admitted that he maintained these files in both an online social communication platform and on his cellular telephone.
In addition to the 12-year sentence, Wilbur was ordered to serve 15 years of supervised release following his term of incarceration and to forfeit the cellular telephone he used to commit the offense. In addition, Wilbur will be required to continue to register as a sex offender.
United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III stated, “This arrest continues to demonstrate my office’s close cooperation with our state and local partners to prosecute offenders to the fullest extent of the law, especially those who repeatedly victimize children.”
FBI Special Agent in Charge Tremaroli said, “This sentence sends a clear message that our office will use every resource available to bring individuals who repeatedly victimize innocent children to justice. We remain committed to working with our law enforcement partners to protect our communities from these dangerous predators.”
The FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force investigated this case, which was initiated by the New York State Police and the Cayuga County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisa Fletcher, Project Safe Childhood Coordinator for the Northern District of New York, prosecuted the case.
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