Cumberland County Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years’ Imprisonment For Receiving Child Pornography

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge William W. Caldwell  sentenced John Alexander Driscoll, age 61, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to 210 months’ imprisonment, followed by a 15-year term of supervised release for receiving and distributing images depicting the sexual exploitation of children.

According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Driscoll received and distributed thousands of images depicting the sexual exploitation of children as young as eight-years-old.  These images included the sadistic and masochistic abuse of children.

In 1988, Driscoll was convicted of receiving child pornography through the mail.  As such, Driscoll was subject to enhanced penalties. 

Judge Caldwell also ordered Driscoll to pay $25,314 in restitution, and to register as a sex offender. 

This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General.  Assistant United States Attorney Daryl Bloom prosecuted the case. 

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit  www.usdoj.gov/psc For more information about internet safety education, please visit  www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."

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