Macy Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Child Pornography

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Lavery Sheridan, 25, of Macy was sentenced in federal court for the sexual abuse of a minor and for receiving child pornography.  Senior United States District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Sheridan to 60 months’ imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal prison system.  After his release from prison, Sheridan will begin a 5-year term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.

Sheridan friended a 14-year-old on Facebook.  They exchanged pictures.  One of the pictures received by Sheridan from the juvenile was sexually explicit.  They agreed to meet in person and engaged in conduct of a sexual nature.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals 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 www.justice.gov/psc.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.