Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York | Department of Justice
Carsen Mansfield was sentenced to six years in prison for receiving and distributing child pornography, as well as making extortionate interstate communications, according to a May 1 announcement by United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton. U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel handed down the sentence after Mansfield pleaded guilty to one count each of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material and extortionate interstate communications.
Clayton said, “Carsen Mansfield didn’t just traffic in sexually explicit images and videos of children—he threatened them to create more. In a city where kids are online every day, that kind of conduct is especially dangerous, and we will go after anyone who uses the internet to prey on them. New Yorkers want their children protected from this heinous conduct and we’re listening.”
Court documents show that on August 1, 2024, while in Newburgh, New York, Mansfield communicated with another individual on X (formerly Twitter) using the username "expogirlsss." He discussed exchanging sexually explicit content and later sent several videos including one depicting a minor engaged in sexual activity. The minor confirmed that the video was shared without her consent.
On or about August 4, 2024, Mansfield contacted another minor located in Michigan through Discord under the username “nonme45.#0.” After sending sexually explicit photographs of this second victim—who was then 14 years old—Mansfield demanded more material under threat of exposing her images to friends and family. According to court records, he told her: "Well I have these pictures and if you don’t send me more I’m going to send them to your friends and family," further adding: "Your my slut now [and] failure to make me happy will end up exposed to your friends and family." When questioned by his victim about his threats, Mansfield replied: "I love power...most of the time I do this to sisters of people...but you are an exception."
In addition to prison time, Mansfield received five years of supervised release following his sentence. Clayton praised efforts by law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation including the Federal Bureau of Investigation Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, Detroit Field Office, as well as Town of Newburgh Police Department.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Patricia M. Reville and Margaret Vasu from the White Plains Division.
