Caribou Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Transportation of Child Pornography

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Caribou Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Transportation of Child Pornography

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on April 28, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that

Christopher Hitchcock, 26, of Caribou, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by

Chief Judge John A. Woodcock., Jr. to 20 years in prison, to be followed by 20 years of

supervised release, for transportation of child pornography. Hitchcock pled guilty on November

13, 2013.

According to court documents, Hitchcock emailed images of child pornography to

several individuals from his parent’s residence in Fort Fairfield, Maine. In imposing the

sentence, Judge Woodcock noted Hitchcock’s lengthy criminal record, including convictions for

assault and domestic violence, and unrelated charges pending against him in state court in

Aroostook County for attempted gross sexual assault and visual sexual aggression against a

child.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Presque

Isle Police Department.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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