men in maine declared He was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison by a U.S. District Court after being convicted for a third time of possessing child sexual abuse material.
Joseph Gibson, 36, of Lisbon Falls, pleaded guilty in September.
The man was previously convicted of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material in January 2010 and December 2011.
court record said The child sexual abuse material was downloaded to a computer via BitTorrent from an IP address registered to Ms Gibson's home in September and October 2023. After obtaining a search warrant in December, Maine State Police obtained two electronic devices from his home and Homeland. A security investigation led to the recovery of five videos of sexual abuse of children under the age of 12.
When questioned by investigators, Gibson also admitted to viewing child pornography on the Internet. The man was previously convicted of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material in January 2010 and December 2011.
When he was arrested at his Ridge Road home, several schools in the area were temporarily closed. placed Under soft lockdown.
In addition to his prison term, Mr. Gibson will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nancy Thoresen to pay $9,000 in restitution and serve eight years of supervised release.
Lisbon Falls is a census-listed site in Lisbon, with a population of approximately 4,100 people.
WCSH-TV News Document video report Mr. Gibson was arrested on YouTube in December 2023.
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