Scott Wilbert, Possession of Child Pornography, New York 2016

Rochester Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Scott Wilbert, 41, was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, a federal crime, announced U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. on October 6, 2016.

The charge carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 20 years. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Marangola is handling the case.

According to the complaint, the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force identified Wilbert accessing child pornography online. Officers executed a search warrant at Wilbert’s residence and seized a laptop computer. A forensic examination of that computer recovered sexually explicit photographs of prepubescent children, some as young as toddlers.

Wilbert made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Feldman. He is due back in federal court for a status hearing on October 6, 2016, at 9:30 a.m.

The criminal complaint is the culmination of an investigation by the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Craig Hanesworth, and Special Agents of Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Adam S. Cohen.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

Wilbert is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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