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Etna Man Sentenced to 70 Months on Child Pornography Convictions

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York

BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Robert Snyder, age 68, of Etna, New York, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison and 7 years of post-imprisonment supervision following convictions for receipt, possession and accessing with intent to view child pornography.

 

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Shelly A. Binkowski, Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Boston Division.

 

Snyder was convicted in July 2016 following a 4-day trial. Snyder will also have to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

 

The evidence at trial showed that Snyder, from around November 2010 through about February 2011, in Tompkins County, New York, purchased, ordered and received 7 DVDs containing child pornography videos from a company in Toronto, Canada. A search warrant executed at the offices of the company in Toronto resulted in the seizure of records and documents demonstrating that Snyder and others purchased child pornography videos. Additionally, a search of Snyder’s residence in October 2014 resulted in the seizure of computers and other digital storage media that were found to contain numerous additional images of child pornography.

 

This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Toronto Police Service, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Miroslav Lovric.

Updated May 8, 2017

Topic
Project Safe Childhood