Joshua White, Distribution and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material, New York 2024

An Albany County man has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for his role in distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.

Joshua White, 47, of Albany County, was sentenced yesterday to 151 months in prison, to be followed by 20 years of post-imprisonment supervision. The sentence was handed down in connection with his guilty plea to distributing sexually explicit images of a minor known to him to another person over text message, and possessing child sexual abuse material depicting other victims that he obtained from the Internet and social media messaging applications.

According to the investigation, White distributed the explicit images in July 2023. When he met with police, he also had child sexual abuse material on his phone that he had obtained from the Internet and social media messaging applications.

White was also ordered to forfeit the property he used to commit the offense, and pay a special assessment and restitution of $5,000 to the victim known to him. He is required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the New York State Police, with Assistant United States Attorney Michael D. Gadarian prosecuting the case as part of Project Safe Childhood.

Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The initiative aims to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

Key Facts:

Defendant: Joshua White

Crime: Distribution and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

City and State: Albany, New York

Date: July 2023 (distribution), yesterday (sentencing)

Sentence: 151 months in prison, followed by 20 years of post-imprisonment supervision

Restitution: $5,000 to the victim known to him

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/albany-county-man-sentenced-151-months-prison-distribution-and-possession-child-sexual