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Child Pornographer Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIAM DAVIS was
sentenced today to 120 years in prison for producing, attempting
to mail, and possessing child pornography, as well as possessing
ammunition after having been convicted of a felony. The sentence
was imposed in Manhattan federal court by United States District
Judge RICHARD J. SULLIVAN. DAVIS was found guilty of all four
charges against him on January 13, 2009, following a six-day jury
trial before Judge SULLIVAN.
According to the Indictment, the evidence at trial, and
statements made at today's sentencing proceeding:
DAVIS was arrested on January 4, 2007, at a motel in
Ardsley, New York, in connection with a separate investigation by
the Ardsley Police Department and the Westchester County Police
Department. Law enforcement recovered the defendant's backpack,
in which they discovered pornographic images of the defendant's
then 4-year old stepdaughter in sealed envelopes ready to be
mailed. A subsequent search of DAVIS's personal safe revealed a
collection of hundreds of images of child pornography—some
involving infants—as well as ammunition and a taser gun.
The sentence imposed on DAVIS, 48, of New York, New
York, represents the statutory maximum for each of the four
counts of which he was convicted. Judge SULLIVAN ordered that
this sentence will run consecutive to the state sentence the
defendant is currently serving.
United States Attorney PREET BHARARA stated: "The
sentence of 120 years imposed today serves as a warning to those
who deal in child pornography that they are risking their freedom
by involving themselves in such cruelty. More importantly,
today's sentence ensures that this defendant will never again be
able to exploit an innocent child."
Mr. BHARARA praised the work of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Ardsley Police Department, and the Westchester
County Police Department in connection with the investigation and
prosecution, and thanked the Westchester County District
Attorney's Office for its assistance.
Assistant United States Attorney AIMEE HECTOR is in
charge of the prosecution.
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