Enfield FAA Employee Enters Plea In Fed Kiddie Porn Case

VERNON, CT — A federal agency employee who lives in Vernon and worked in Enfield has entered a plea in a kiddie porn case involving issued equipment, a leading prosecutor said.

John H. Durham, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Scott Pierson, 58, of Vernon, entered a guilty plea Monday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of receipt of child pornography.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in March 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General received information that Pierson, an administrative officer assigned to the Federal Aviation Administration Bradley Flight Standards District Office in Enfield, was using his FAA-issued laptop computer to access websites known to contain images of child pornography.

On July 19, 2018, investigators conducted a court-authorized search of Pierson’s residence and seized computers and electronic storage devices, including his FAA-issued laptop computer, Durham said.

Forensic examination of the seized items revealed more than 1,500 images and videos of children — including children younger than 12 years old — engaged in sexually explicit conduct, according to case records.
Pierson has been detained since his arrest on July 19, 2018.

Durham said the charge carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.

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