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Manchester Man Sentenced To 54 Months For Child Pornography Possession

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

 

          CONCORD, N.H.:  Allan Yianakopolos, 49, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced to serve 54 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley.

          According to court records, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the Manchester residence of Yianakopolos in February of 2016. Among the items seized was a cellular telephone that contained hundreds of images and videos of child pornography.

          Yianakopolos pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on January 26, 2017. After serving his54-month prison sentence, he will be on supervised release for ten years.

          In February 2006, the Department of Justice introduced Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorney’s Offices, 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 identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

          The case was investigated by the New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Task Force in conjunction Homeland Security Investigations Manchester, and the police departments of Manchester and Bedford, New Hampshire. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Georgiana Konesky.

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Updated May 16, 2017

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Project Safe Childhood