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Date: 01-31-2025
Case Style:
United States of America v. Thomas Berrington
Case Number: 24-MJ-153
Judge: Mae A. D’Agostino
Court: The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Onondaga County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Syracuse
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Description: Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child
Albany County Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child
Thomas Berrington, age 33, of Colonie, New York, was indicted for his repeated sexual exploitation of a child.
As part of his prior guilty plea, Berrington admitted that between June of 2023 and January of 2024, he repeatedly sexually abused a minor female child for the purpose of photographing and video recording the abuse. The victim was eight years old when Berrington’s abuse of her began.
United States District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino also sentenced Berrington to a 25-year term of supervised release, to begin following his term of imprisonment. Berrington will also be required to pay a special assessment of $200, an additional special assessment of $5,000, and register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Albany Division Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, comprised of FBI Special Agents, and state and local police investigators, including from the New York State Police and Colonie Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Adrian S. LaRochelle 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.
Outcome:
Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 25 years in federal prison and 25-year term of supervised release
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