U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that James D. Sutton, a 40-year-old resident of Depew, NY, has been sentenced to 100 months in prison followed by 30 years of supervised release. Sutton was convicted of distributing child pornography.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R. Gestring, who managed the case, revealed that in October 2021, Sutton used his cellphone to upload 22 video files containing child pornography to the social media platform Kik. The videos included prepubescent minors under the age of 12 and depicted acts of violence.
The investigation leading to Sutton's sentencing was conducted by the New York State Police under Major Amie Feroleto's direction, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation Human Trafficking Task Force led by Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
