Kevin MacVicar, Child Sex Abuse Material Possession, Maine 2023

PORTLAND, Maine: A Hampden man pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials in U.S. District Court in Bangor, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.

According to court records, Kevin MacVicar, 31, possessed child pornography on his cell phone and electronic storage devices between February 2015 and February 2021. MacVicar had obtained the images and videos from the internet, including by participating in online forums dedicated to child sexual abuse material. Some of the images depicted children under 12.

MacVicar faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and up to a lifetime of supervised release. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

To report an incident involving the possession, distribution, receipt or production of child pornography, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at www.cybertipline.com or 1-800-843-5678. Your report will be forwarded to a law enforcement agency for investigation and action. If you have an emergency that requires an immediate law enforcement response, call 911 or contact your local police or sheriff’s department.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Department’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, 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 to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

Kevin MacVicar, a Hampden man, has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials in U.S. District Court in Bangor. He faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and up to a lifetime of supervised release.