Judge Sentences Erie Man To Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

Judge Sentences Erie Man To Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Aug. 22, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months in jail, a $7,500 fine, and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $6,000 on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on John Leonard Oleski, 66, of Erie, Pennsylvania.

According to information presented to the court, Oleski possessed computer images and movies depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

Assistant United States Attorney Christian A. Trabold prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Oleski.

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

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