Recidivist Sex Offender Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession of Child Pornography

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Richard Crisman was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Crisman, 39, of Albuquerque, pled guilty to possession of child pornography on April 12, 2023. This was Crisman’s second conviction for possession of child pornography. He previously pled guilty to receipt of a visual depiction of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct on Feb. 24, 2012, and was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison followed by 25 years of supervised release.  

According to court documents, on April 7, 2021, during a routine field visit to Crisman’s residence in Rio Rancho, the US Probation Officer noticed an unauthorized USB device attached to his computer and confiscated the device. A search of the device and Crisman’s other devices revealed thousands of images and videos of children under the age of 18 engaging in sex acts. When questioned, Crisman admitted to downloading the Child Sexual Abuse Material.

Upon his release from prison, Crisman will be subject to lifetime supervised release.

The FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Anderson C. Hatfield is prosecuting the case.

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