Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced today that Garrett G. Brosnan, 25, of Bath, Maine, was arrested yesterday and charged in U.S. District Court by criminal complaint with attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor.
According to court records, on two occasions earlier this month, Brosnan sent obscene material to an individual who he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. In fact, the recipient of the material was an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
The defendant will make an initial appearance in the U.S. District Court in Portland today.
He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
This case was investigated by HSI.
A criminal complaint is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
