Lawrence Boone, Child Pornography, New York 2024

Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt, Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography

Lawrence Boone, 28, of Syracuse, New York, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography.

According to court documents, Boone received images and videos of child pornography from other users on a smartphone messaging application. In exchange, Boone sent those users images and videos of child pornography that he possessed.

Law enforcement arrested Boone on November 21, 2023, and seized multiple electronic devices used by Boone. Digital forensic analysis revealed that Boone possessed numerous images and videos of child pornography on each of the devices.

Boone faces a mandatory minimum term of 5 years in prison on the receipt and distribution charges, a maximum term of 20 years in prison for each of the indicted charges, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of between 5 years and up to life.

Boone will also be required to register as a sex offender.

The case is being investigated by HSI, the NYSP Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the NYSP Troop D Computer Crime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Gillis prosecuted the case as a part of Project Safe Childhood.

Project Safe Childhood, launched in May 2006, is led by United States Attorney's Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). The initiative 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.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/syracuse-man-pleads-guilty-receipt-distribution-and-possession-child-pornography