PROVIDENCE – Normand Asselin, 41, of Westerly, was sentenced today to 87 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography, according to United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police.
At sentencing, U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., also ordered Asselin to serve 10 years supervised release upon completion of his prison term. Asselin pleaded guilty on September 23, 2016, as charged in a federal indictment, to one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
In May 2015, Google security personnel reported that images of child pornography were uploaded from an IP address linked to Asselin. This led to a court-authorized search of his Google email account, revealing the distribution and receipt of such materials.
A further forensic examination of Asselin’s laptop uncovered approximately 1,250 images and 70 videos of child pornography. Asselin has been detained since his June 3, 2015 arrest.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee H. Vilker, with the Rhode Island ICAC task force playing a crucial role in the investigation.
For more information, contact Jim Martin at (401) 709-5357 or email USARI.Media@usdoj.gov; follow @USAO_RI on Twitter.
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Key Facts
- State: Rhode Island
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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