Matthew Hynd, Child Pornography Distribution and Possession, New York 2015

Australian Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Child Pornography

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Matthew Hynd, a 40-year-old man from Mundah, Queensland, Australia, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for distributing and possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In 2010, while Hynd was living and working in Albany, FBI Agents executed a search warrant on his home after he distributed child pornography images over the Internet. Agents found hundreds of images of child pornography on Hynd’s computers. Hynd then fled the United States and returned to his native Australia.

Hynd was indicted in 2012 and extradited from Australia in August 2015. In December 2015, he pled guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography.

U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino also sentenced Hynd to serve a lifetime term of post-imprisonment supervised release, to forfeit several electronic devices on which child pornography was found, and to pay $1,000 in restitution to a child pornography victim.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Kopita.

The investigation and prosecution of child pornography cases is a priority for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Child pornography is a heinous crime that causes irreparable harm to its victims. We will continue to work tirelessly to identify and prosecute those who engage in this despicable activity.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office would like to thank the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their work on this case. We also appreciate the cooperation of the Australian authorities in extraditing Hynd to face justice in the United States.

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