ALBANY, NEW YORK – A Fort Edward man has been sentenced to 292 months in prison for sexually exploiting a child. James Mattison, 47, was sentenced to the lengthy prison term on [date unavailable] by Senior United States District Judge Gary L. Sharpe.
According to court documents, Mattison admitted to exchanging over 7,100 text messages with a 13-year-old boy in October 2016. Mattison, who claimed to be a teenage girl named Megan Mattison, coerced the victim into taking and sending sexually explicit photographs of himself by threatening to commit suicide if the victim refused.
The case was investigated by the FBI, with assistance from the New York State Police and Washington County Probation Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alicia G. Suarez prosecuted the case.
As part of his guilty plea, Mattison will also serve a life term of supervised release after his prison term. Upon his release, Mattison will be required to register as a sex offender.
The case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative aimed at protecting children from online exploitation and abuse.
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 http://www.justice.gov/psc/.
James Mattison, 47, of Fort Edward, New York, was sentenced to 292 months in prison for sexually exploiting a child. The defendant was also sentenced to a life term of supervised release, which will begin after his prison term. Mattison will be required to register as a sex offender when he is released. The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alicia G. Suarez.
Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. The program 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, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc/.
James Mattison, 47, was sentenced to 292 months in prison for sexually exploiting a child. Mattison, who claimed to be a teenage girl named Megan Mattison, coerced the victim into taking and sending sexually explicit photographs of himself.
As part of his guilty plea, Mattison will serve a life term of supervised release after his prison term. Upon his release, Mattison will be required to register as a sex offender. The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alicia G. Suarez.
Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative aimed at protecting children from online exploitation and abuse. The program 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, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc/.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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