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A Chautauqua County man has been sentenced for possession of child pornography.
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Jose Perez, 42, of Celoron, who was convicted in the case involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to serve 78 months in prison and 30 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
On Dec. 15, 2022, a search warrant was executed at Perez's residence after he uploaded a child pornography file to Dropbox, an electronic service provider that offers internet-based file storage services. During the search, Perez's cell phone was seized.
A subsequent examination of the phone revealed approximately three images and one video of child pornography. Some of the images depicted prepubescent minors less than 12 years old engaging in sexually explicit conduct. In addition, Perez admits that, on two or more occasions, he engaged in the sexual abuse, exploitation, and attempted sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, under the direction of Sheriff James Quattrone, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Anthony Patrone, and the Jamestown Police Department, under the direction of Chief Scott Forster.