Latham Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child

ALBANY, NEW YORK - Kristy Lynne Koldis, age 46, of Latham, New York, was sentenced today to 180 months (15 years) in prison and 15 years of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a child. 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.

In previously pleading guilty, Koldis admitted that she created sexually explicit content depicting the lewd and lascivious exhibition of V-1's genitals from the time V-1 was approximately 9 years old through the time V-1 was approximately 13 years old and distributed the files to Joshua White, who pled guilty on December 13, 2023, to distribution and possession of child pornography. His sentencing is currently scheduled for December 12, 2024.

United States District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino also imposed special assessments totaling over $55,000 and ordered Koldis to pay $5,000 in restitution. Koldis will have to register as a sex offender upon her release from prison.

Homeland Security Investigations and the New York State Police investigated this case, which is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael D. Gadarian 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.