Joshua Pincoske, Child Pornography, Vermont 2022

Burlington, Vermont – A 48-year-old man from Concord, New Hampshire, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for producing and possessing child sexual abuse materials.

Joshua Pincoske, 48, was sentenced on February 16, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante in Concord, New Hampshire.

Pincoske was found guilty of producing and possessing child sexual abuse materials, also referred to as child pornography.

According to court records, law enforcement executed search warrants on February 2, 2022, at Pincoske’s residence, his vehicle, and his person after reports that he had paid two female minors to engage in sexual contact with him.

During the execution of the search warrants, law enforcement seized a number of electronic devices, including Pincoske’s cellular phones. Examinations of the contents of Pincoske’s cellular phones revealed numerous visual depictions of minor females engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

The investigation identified seven minor victims who were sexually exploited by Pincoske between 2017 and 2021, including children in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont.

Pincoske will be required to register as a sex offender for life and serve a 10-year term of supervised release after his release from the Bureau of Prisons.

United States Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest stated, ‘The pattern of predatory victimization of vulnerable children by defendant Pincoske occurred over a lengthy period of time, warranting the significant sentence imposed by the Court.’

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation.

The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont has been appointed to handle this prosecution under the authority described in 28 U.S.C. § 515.

Pincoske was represented by Assistant Federal Public Defender Behzad Mirhashem.

This case is a sobering reminder of the devastating impact of child sexual exploitation on its victims and the importance of continued efforts to prevent and prosecute these heinous crimes.

The Concord Police Department believes that today’s sentence of Joshua Pincoske does not erase the harm he inflicted upon his victims, but it does ensure that others will be protected from his abuse.

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