Troy MacDermott, Possession of Child Pornography, Alaska 2024

Anchorage Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography

Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Troy MacDermott, 36, of Anchorage, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to serve seven years and three months in federal prison, to be followed by a 40-year term of supervised release, for possession of child pornography.

MacDermott was also ordered to pay $42,000 in restitution to the victims.

According to court documents, in December 2018, law enforcement identified MacDermott’s IP address on a photo-sharing and instant messaging mobile application, which was linked to the user 'chrissmith790' and 'chrisschmidt159.'

The investigation revealed that MacDermott utilized these monikers to upload visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

A search of MacDermott’s computer and phone revealed approximately 33,325 pictures and 802 videos of child pornography that he had downloaded through the internet.

One of the videos found on his phone was three minutes and 45 seconds long and included a compilation video of sexually explicit video clips involving real minors under the age of 12.

At the sentencing hearing, Judge Beistline noted the harm that MacDermott’s 'repugnant' conduct had on the children shown in the images he possessed, and that MacDermott’s conduct was 'clearly pre-meditated.'

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of this case.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Carole Holley.

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

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/anchorage-man-sentenced-possession-child-pornography-1