Former Fulton Varsity High School Coach Sentenced to 12 Years for Receiving, Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Joshua Demars, age 38, of Fulton, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 12 years in federal prison following his conviction for multiple charges of receipt, transportation, and possession of child pornography. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Matthew Scarpino, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Buffalo Field Office, and New York State Police (NYSP) Superintendent Steven G. James made the announcement.

As part of his prior guilty plea, Demars admitted that he communicated with minors using the Snapchat application to receive images and videos of child pornography. Demars also admitted that he used his Dropbox account to upload a video of a 5-7-year-old female being sexually abused by an adult male. Moreover, Demars acknowledged that he possessed hundreds of videos and images of child pornography on several of his personal devices.

Following his term of imprisonment, Demars will be placed on supervised release for 10 years, and will be required to register as a sex offender. Demars was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims that he solicited on Snapchat.

HSI, the NYSP Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the NYSP Troop D Computer Crime Unit investigated the case and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Tuck and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Carbone prosecuted Demars 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.