Scranton Man Sentenced to Five Years for Receiving Child Pornography
Martin C. Carlson, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a 49-year-old Scranton man was sentenced to five years in federal prison today by U.S. District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy for receiving child pornography during 2007.
Carlson stated that Anthony Woytach previously admitted to downloading from his computer sexually explicit images of minors.
Woytach was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 11, 2008, as a result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Lackawanna County Detectives, Scranton Police, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Woytach pleaded guilty to the offense in May 2008.
Judge Conaboy also ordered that Woytach be placed on supervised release for life after serving his prison sentence. Woytach must also pay a $100 special assessment.
Carlson noted that the investigation and prosecution of Woytach are part of the Justice Department’s Project Safe Childhood initiative. In February 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
Carlson noted that the case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa.
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