Gene Mondalto, Child Porn Possession, New Hampshire 2016

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Kingston Man Guilty of Child Porn Possession

A Kingston man has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, a heinous crime that has shaken the community.

Gene Mondalto, 37, of Kingston, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty on January 21, 2016, in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice.

According to investigators, a joint operation by the New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations Manchester, and the Kingston, New Hampshire Police Department led to the execution of a search warrant at Mondalto’s residence in August 2015. Several hundred images of child pornography were discovered on his laptop computer.

Mondalto is scheduled to be sentenced in May 2016 and faces a maximum prison term of 10 years, followed by a term of at least 5 years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

The investigation was conducted by the New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Task Force, in conjunction with Homeland Security Investigations Manchester, and the police departments of Kingston and Hampton, New Hampshire. Assistant United States Attorney Nick Abramson is prosecuting the case.

The case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in February 2006 to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. The program brings together federal, state, and local resources to 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 www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

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