U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Friday that 42-year-old Jose Perez of Celoron, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to serve 6 1/2 years in prison and 30 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo.
On December 15, 2022, a search warrant was executed at Perez's residence after he uploaded a child pornography file to Dropbox, an electronic service provider that offers internet-based file storage services. During the search, Perez’s cell phone was seized. A subsequent examination of the phone revealed approximately three images and one video of child pornography. Some of the images depicted prepubescent minors less than 12 years old engaging in sexually explicit conduct. In addition, Perez admits that, on two or more occasions, he engaged in the sexual abuse, exploitation, and attempted sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Jamestown Police Department.
