SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Henry C. Albrecht, Jr., age 54, of Forestport, New York, was sentenced today to serve 180 months (15 years) in federal prison for presenting, receiving, and possessing child pornography.

United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Matthew Scarpino, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), made the announcement.

During his previously entered guilty plea, Albrecht admitted that, from at least May 2021 through February 28, 2023, he received child pornography images and videos using social media messaging applications and from another adult who gave him a flash drive with child pornography files saved onto it. Albrecht admitted further that, in December 2022, he had a live video call with another adult and shared his screen with that person and presented multiple videos of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Albrecht also possessed more than 2,500 files of child pornography on various devices on the day of his arrest.

In addition to imposing a 15-year term of imprisonment, United States District Judge David N. Hurd also sentenced Albrecht to serve a 15-year term of supervised release upon his release from prison, at which time Albrecht will be required to register as a sex offender. Albrecht also was ordered to forfeit to the United States the electronic devices he used to commit the offenses.

HSI investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael D. Gadarian prosecuted the case as part of Project Safe Childhood. Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood is led by United States Attorney's offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). 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 https://www.justice.gov/psc.