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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to USAO - Alaska news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Anchorage Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography 02/26/2020 12:00 AM EST 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." He admonished that it might help MacDermott in overcoming his addiction if he "think[s] about how [he'd] feel if someone did the same things [he gained so much pleasure in watching] to his children."  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 by the Department of Justice.  Led by U.S. Attorney's Offices nationwide and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, 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 to identify and rescue victims.  For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.   |    You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy