Sex Offender Receives 25 Years in Prison for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Norbert Morgan, age 54, of Glens Falls, New York, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for distribution of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and committing those offenses while under post-release supervision for prior child exploitation offenses. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Erin Keegan, Special Agent in Charge of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Buffalo, New York Field Office, made the announcement.

According to documents filed in the case and statements made by prosecutors in court, Morgan is a registered sex offender in the State of New York, stemming from his 2006 convictions in the Northern District of New York for sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography. 

Between February 2023 and August 2023, following his release from imprisonment on his prior convictions, Morgan created and used multiple unauthorized accounts on numerous internet social networking applications to distribute hundreds of images of child pornography.  During a search of Morgan’s apartment, federal agents seized a tablet that contained thousands of images of child pornography and nearly 200 videos of child pornography. 

Earlier this year, Morgan pled guilty before United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci to one count each of distribution and possession of child pornography and also admitted to violating the terms of his supervised release by committing the new offenses. Following release, Morgan will be required to serve a term of 25 years of post-release supervision and will be required to register as a sex offender. Morgan was also ordered to pay restitution to the 13 identified victims of his crimes.   

HSI investigated this case.  Assistant United States Attorney Benjamin S. Clark prosecuted this case as part of Project Safe Childhood.

Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood is led by United States Attorney’s offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), and is designed to marshal federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.