Hudson Valley Man Sexually Abused Child, Kept Images of Sexual Abuse
A Hudson Valley man received a significant prison sentence for sexually abusing a young girl, keeping images of the abuse and possessing child porn.
In White Plains federal court, 60-year-old Edward Diaz of Campbell Hall was sentenced over 17 years in prison, stemming from his sexual exploitation of a minor, related child pornography offenses and attempts to hinder the federal investigation concerning his criminal conduct.
According to the allegations in court:
- On or about April 1, 2016, Diaz used his personal email to send himself an email attaching three images of child pornography.
- Diaz’s internet service provider flagged the email as potentially containing child pornography and provided it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
- A representative reviewed the email, confirmed child porn, and notified the United States Postal Inspection Service.
- On June 13, 2016, agents interviewed Diaz at his home.
- During the interview, agents noticed a laptop in the home. Diaz denied using his laptop to view child pornography.
- Agents left to obtain a search warrant, but when they returned the laptop was gone.
Diaz, at first, told officials he didn’t own a laptop, but later said it was out for repair. - The laptop hasn’t been recovered.
- During a subsequent search of Diaz’s home, agents found an SD Card.
- An FBI forensic analysis, revealed five deleted images of child porn on the SD card.
- Some images showed a pre-pubescent girl engaged in a sex act with Diaz.
“Edward Diaz sexually abused a child, and then kept digital images depicting that abuse,” Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim said. “For his predatory conduct, Diaz received the significant prison term his crime deserves.”
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