Roy Aubie, Child Pornography Distribution, Vermont 2009

A Vermont man has been sentenced to five years in prison for distributing child pornography.

Roy Aubie, 58, of Québec, Canada, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for his crimes.

Aubie was also sentenced to eight years of supervised release after the completion of his prison term.

According to court records, Aubie was part of an investigation into internet-facilitated child exploitation. A detective with the South Burlington Police Department created an undercover profile on Hi5, a social networking website, in the name of 'Anna,' a fictitious 13-year-old girl from South Burlington.

Aubie sent a message to Anna on December 6, 2007, asking if he could get to know her. They corresponded on Hi5 and Yahoo! instant messenger and over email for a period of approximately 15 months. During this time, Aubie initiated and engaged in sexually explicit conduct and conversation with Anna in an attempt to entice her to engage in actual sexual conduct with him.

On June 23, 2009, Aubie was indicted by a federal grand jury on a four-count indictment charging him with two counts of Distribution of Child Pornography and two counts of Solicitation and Promotion of Child Pornography. Aubie was extradited to the United States on June 25, 2013, and arrested upon arrival.

Aubie pleaded guilty to Count One of the indictment on February 5, 2014, based in part upon an agreement that the government and the defense jointly recommended a sentence of 60 months incarceration.

This case was investigated by the South Burlington Police Department and the United States Secret Service, with the assistance of Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police agency for Québec.

Aubie was represented by Steven Barth of the Office of the Federal Public Defender.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-vt/pr/extradited-canadian-man-sentenced-jail-5-years-distribution-child-pornography