U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Erik Hjemdahl-Monsen, 48, of Jamestown, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to serve six years in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan K. Glaberson, who handled the case, stated that on September 21, 2023, the New York State Police executed a search warrant at Hjemdahl-Monsen’s residence as part of an investigation of a child pornography file he uploaded to a Kik computer server using his home internet IP address. Investigators seized a cell phone, which contained three videos of child pornography. At the time, Hjemdahl-Monsen was an Emergency Room Nurse at Oishei Children’s Hospital.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Amie Feroleto, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Philip Tejera.