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Keene Man Sentenced to 87 Months for Possession of Child Pornography

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

          CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Jeremiah Pless, 33, of Keene, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography. Pless was convicted by a jury on April 11, 2017.

 

          The jury was presented with evidence that, in February 2015, the Hinsdale Police Department obtained a search warrant to search a residence in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, based on probable cause that the residence was connected to the downloading of child pornography. Chief Todd Faulkner and Commander Tom Grella assembled a team of specially trained officers from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to assist in the search. While at the residence on February 18, 2015, the search team found evidence that Pless possessed child pornography that he had downloaded using the Shareaza file sharing program. A review of the hard drive taken from Pless’ computer later confirmed that the images of child pornography included images of known minor children.

 

          Pless was also sentenced to ten years of supervised release which will begin after he is released from prison. During the period of supervised release, Pless’ conduct will be monitored by the United States Probation & Pretrial Services Office. Pless will also have to register as a sex offender.

 

          The investigation was led by the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Hinsdale Police Department. The ICAC Task Force provided invaluable assistance in the investigation as did officers from the Portsmouth Police Department, the Manchester Police Department, the Nashua Police Department, the Hampton Police Department, the New Hampshire State Police and the Vermont Attorney General’s Office. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney, Don Feith.

 

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Updated July 25, 2017

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Project Safe Childhood