Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott S. Allen, Jr., who is handling the case, stated that on Oct. 15, 2014, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the Kings Highway residence of the defendant who worked as a technician for the Kenmore Tonawanda School District at the time. The officers recovered a computer being used by Murphy. A subsequent forensic examination determined that the computer contained approximately 123 images and one video of child pornography. Some of the images depicted children under the age of 12 years old. Some of the images also contain depictions of violence.
Murphy has been in custody since his arrest on April 28, 2015. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2016 before Judge Wolford.
The plea is the culmination of an investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security investigations, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge James C. Spero.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
