Matthew Fisher, a 52-year-old South Wales, NY resident, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for producing child pornography.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York, Fisher was convicted of production of child pornography and sentenced to 26 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
Fisher was ordered to pay $22,500 in restitution as part of his sentence.
The investigation into Fisher’s activities began in June 2022, when he was employed as the Associate Director of Enrollment and Management at the Gow School, a private boarding school in South Wales, NY.
Fisher resided on the Gow School campus and used hidden cameras to create and attempt to create videos of at least five minor males engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
During the investigation, several of Fisher’s electronic devices were seized and found to contain child pornography depicting the five victims and several yet to be identified minor individuals.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Child Exploitation Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Philip Tejera, the Town of Tonawanda Police Department, under the direction of Chief James Stauffiger, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Transit Police Department, under the direction of Chief Brian Patterson, and the East Aurora Police Department.
Fisher’s sentence is a result of the tireless efforts of law enforcement to protect our children from predators like Fisher.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime|Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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