Allan Yianakopolos, Child Pornography Possession, New Hampshire 2017

Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Possession

CONCORD, N.H. – Allan Yianakopolos, a 49-year-old man from Manchester, New Hampshire, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice.

A joint investigation by the New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations Manchester, the Manchester, New Hampshire Police Department, and the Bedford, New Hampshire Police Department resulted in the seizure of various electronic devices from Yianakopolos’s Manchester residence. A search of those devices revealed hundreds of images and videos of child pornography.

Yianakopolos, a resident of Manchester, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. He faces sentencing on May 10, 2017.

In February 2006, the federal government introduced Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys Offices, 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 identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

The case was investigated by the New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Task Force in conjunction Homeland Security Investigations Manchester, and the police departments of Manchester and Bedford, New Hampshire. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Georgiana Konesky.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant: Allan Yianakopolos, 49, of Manchester, New Hampshire. Charges: Possessing child pornography. City and state: Manchester, New Hampshire. Date: Thursday, (date not specified), 2017. Outcome: Pleaded guilty. Sentence: Sentencing scheduled for May 10, 2017.

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