U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Sentencing of Albuquerque Man for Possession of Child Pornography

ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque man was sentenced to 60 months in prison following an investigation that revealed he was sharing child pornography on a Peer-to-Peer network.

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court documents, in 2017, the New Mexico Department of Justice initiated an investigation into an IP address registered to the residence of William Day, 59, which was suspected of sharing child pornography on a Peer-to-Peer network. Subsequently, it was confirmed that a device at Day's residence was used to share images of child pornography on March 31, 2017.

On May 31, 2017, officers from the Albuquerque Police Department executed a search warrant at Day’s residence. During the execution of the warrant, Day was interviewed and admitted to downloading files containing images of nude underage girls on the same day.

Officers seized several devices, including a Lenovo laptop and an HP laptop, both of which were found to contain images and videos depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, including prepubescent minors. In a plea agreement, Day admitted to possessing these devices.

Upon his release from prison, Day will be subject to five years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.

U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, made the announcement today.

The FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department and Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Maria Elena Stiteler and Jesse Pecoraro are prosecuting the case.

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 Justice.gov/PSC.

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