United States of America v. Michael Schmeer

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged for downloading thousands of child sex abuses images and videos over the internet.



An investigation revealed that an IP address at Michael Schmeer's residence was being used to download child sex abuse images and videos from a peer-to-peer file sharing network. On August 12, 2020, investigators conducted a court-authorized search of Schmeer's residence and seized computer equipment, including multiple external storage devices. Schmeer, who was present during the search, was arrested on state charges after he admitted to investigators that he downloaded and possessed child pornography. Analysis of the seized storage devices revealed more than 54,000 images and 5,000 videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.



On August 4, 2021, Schmeer pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography.



This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Connecticut State Police, Watertown Police Department and Waterbury Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan Keefe.



ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO(Receipt of Child Pornography)

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Defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total of 5 years; supervised release for a total term of 5 years; special assessment of $100.00 shall be paid immediately; JVTA assessment of $5,000 shall be paid during the period of supervised release; restitution in accordance with an order to be entered by the Court within 90 days. Restitution payments shall be made upon release, on a monthly basis at a rate of not less than $200 per month or 10% of your gross monthly income, whichever is greater. The defendant shall self-surrender to the USM for the District of Connecticut on 2/18/2022 at 1:00 p.m.