Nicholas Conkey, Child Pornography Possession, Massachusetts 2021

Nicholas Conkey, a 35-year-old man from New Salem, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for possession of child pornography.

On January 18, 2019, Conkey was found to have 42 images and one video of child pornography on his phone. The images and video depicted prepubescent children engaged in sex acts or the lascivious display of their genitalia.

Conkey also possessed child pornography images in his online email account.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Conkey has a previous conviction for possession and distribution of child pornography, which he obtained while in the military.

U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni handed down the sentence, which also includes five years of supervised release.

The investigation was led by Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, with the assistance of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Springfield.

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