Pennsylvania Man Sentenced On Child Pornography Charge

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BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Dale Foley, 48, of Bradford, PA, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to five years in prison and 10 years supervised release by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. 
 
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Carol G. Bridge, who handled the case, stated that on November 30, 2011, a federal search warrant was executed at the defendant’s former residence on South Street in Olean, NY. Foley The defendant was at the residence and admitted to possessing child pornography and using peer to peer software to download the child pornography. A forensic analysis of Foley’s computer recovered 685 image files and 146 video files of child pornography, many of which depicted pre-pubescent children being subjected to violence.
 
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge James C. Spero.