United States of America v. Lawrence Boone

Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution, Receipt, and Possession of Child Pornography

Syracuse Man Sentenced to 168 Months for Distribution, Receipt, and Possession of Child Pornography

Lawrence Boone, age 28, of Syracuse, was indicted on multiple counts of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography.



On several occasions from August through November 2023, Boone sent and received images and videos of child pornography from other users on a smartphone messaging application. At the time of his arrest, Boone possessed over 3,000 unique files constituting child pornography on four different electronic devices. The files discovered on Boone's devices included images of prepubescent minors, images that involved sadistic and masochistic conduct, and images involving the sexual abuse of toddlers and infants.



United States Chief District Judge Brenda K. Sannes also ordered Boone to serve a 15-year term of post-incarceration supervised release and to forfeit the electronic devices used to commit the offense. Boone will be required to register as a sex offender after his release from prison.



The case was investigated by HSI, the NYSP Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the NYSP Troop D Computer Crime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Gillis prosecuted the case as a 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.