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Alan Greco is sixty two years old. The Massachusetts resident was convicted of several counts of Possession of Child Pornography yesterday in the Newburyport District Court. According to reports Greco was receiving Child Pornography in the mail from a distributor located in California. A database found in the distribution center listed Greco as a customer who had ordered several movies. Greco was arrested when an undercover official posing as a postal worker delivered Child Porn to Greco at his home. The defendant's home was searched after his arrest. Several hundred videos depicting acts of child pornography were found in his home. Grecon denied having sex with minors. As part of his sentence Greco will be on probation after his release, must register as a sex offender and undergo treatment and counseling.

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Child Pornography Charges Land Massachusetts Man In Jail

Possession of Child Porn in Massachusetts is a felony in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 272 Section 29C. The district attorney can prosecute this case in either the district court or the superior court. As with any district court felony case there is a maximum two and one half year house of correction that can be imposed. In the superior court these charges can result in a five year state prison sentence. The imposition of jail time for first offenders in child porn possession cases is considered a high sentence by many. Often times convictions for this offense result in probation. Sex Offender Registry Board consequences are inevitable regardless of the sentence.

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Jeremy Fife has been charged with Possession of Child Pornography stemming from an incident that occurred at a swimming pool supply business, Fife's place of employment. This past weekend a store manager opened Fife's laptop and found the desktop filled with files suggestive of child pornography. Danvers, Massachusetts police were immediately called and they began to question Fife. Fife claimed that the files were accidentally downloaded by a file sharing program that was supposed to download music. Fife claimed to have deleted as many files as he could however authorities found at least one hundred photographs depicting child pornography. The judge sitting the Salem, Massachusetts District Court set bail at ten thousand dollars and ordered Fife to have no contact with children, not go near any schools, and not possess or use a computer.

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Child Pornography Charges Issue Against Massachusetts Man

Possession of Child Pornographic Material is a crime in Massachusetts in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 272 Section 29C. This crime is a felony in Massachusetts and a conviction of this offense can subject you to up to five years in state prison. A typical defense to this crime is an individual's lack of intent. It is often argued that the material was sent to the defendant gratuitously. I often recommend to my clients charged with this type of offense to engage a computer expert who can examine the computer's hard drive and determine whether the defendant actively procured the material or was himself the victim of someone else's criminal activity. While these experts can be expensive I highly recommend them in cases such as this one.

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In July of 2007 a Quincy Police officer saw William McKinley "acting affectionately" with a teenager in the lobby of a hotel.  After an investigation the officer learned that the subject had been "red flagged" by a federal agency for possible sex crimes involving a minor.  Subsequently McKinley's hotel room was raided.  A laptop containing pictures of child pornographic material was found on its hard drive.  Also in the room was the teenager who the officer observed earlier, later identified as a sixteen year old boy.  The boy told the police that McKinley gave him a drink, showed him pictures of naked boys and that the two had sex.  No charges were brought against McKinley for having sex with the boy but he was charged with possession of child pornography and distributing obscene material to a minor.  He was sentenced to three years in state prison.  McKinley has already served time for cocaine charges and indecent assault on a child. 

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It is likely that the child pornography statute under which McKinley was prosecuted is Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 272 Section 29C.  That law makes it a crime to possess child pornography and permits a sentence of up to 5 years in prison for the first offense.  There is a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years on second offenses.   

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