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Washington man receives 15 years in child pornography case
[ICE Newsroom] Defendant’s extensive collection included images of child rape.MOUNT VERNON, Wash. ‐ A Mount Vernon, Wash., man was sentenced in federal court Friday to 15 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possession and distribution of child pornography, as a result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Eric Bongiorni, 32, was arrested by HSI Blaine special agents in March 2016 after a court-authorized search warrant revealed numerous images and videos of child sexual abuse on his electronic devices. According to court documents, an undercover HSI special agent downloaded child pornography in February 2016 that was shared over a peer-to-peer file sharing network linked to the IP address belonging to Bongiorni. The subsequent law enforcement investigation disclosed Bongiorni is a registered sex offender with a 2009 conviction in Skagit County Superior Court for three counts of child molestation. Bongiorni pleaded guilty in February admitting to collecting child pornography since 2003. One device seized from his home contained 436 images and 267 videos of child pornography. Posted by: Besoeker 2017-05-22 |
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