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Amsterdam Man Gets 121 Months for Child Pornography
ALBANY, NEW YORK – A 35-year-old-man from Amsterdam, New York, was sentenced to 121 months in prison for receiving child pornography.
Thomas Love, age 35, of Amsterdam, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 121 months in prison for receiving child pornography. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.
As part of his prior guilty plea, Love admitted that from January 2017 through October 2020, he used the internet to access the “dark web” and download depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The defendant also admitted to distributing child pornography on Twitter (now known as X). A subsequent search of Love’s electronic devices revealed that he received and possessed over 300 files depicting child pornography, including videos of toddlers being sexually abused.
United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed a 20-year term of supervised release, which will start after Love is released from prison, and ordered him to pay restitution to victims in the amount of $9,000. Love will also be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.
The FBI investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carling Dunham prosecuted the case as part of Project Safe Childhood. Project Safe Childhood is a federal initiative designed to marshal 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.
The investigation and prosecution of Love are part of the Department of Justice’s ongoing efforts to combat the spread of child pornography and protect vulnerable children. The Department of Justice reminds the public that these cases are the result of the hard work and dedication of law enforcement and prosecutors, and encourages anyone with information to report it to the authorities.
Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood is led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), and is designed to identify and rescue victims of child exploitation.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes|Violent Crime|Cybercrime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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