Woman Sentenced To Day In Prison For Child Exploitation Offense: Feds

GREENWICH, CT — A 24-year-old woman was sentenced Monday to one day in prison and 10 years of supervised release for a child exploitation offense, according to an announcement from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Sasha May, formerly known as Owen May, of Pelham, N.Y., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport. Sullivan noted the first nine months of Owen's supervised release must be served in home detention with electronic monitoring.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between December 2023 and May 2024, May engaged in online conversations with an undercover law enforcement officer on the messaging platforms Kik and Whisper, Sullivan said, noting that in those conversations, May detailed her sexual interest in children and distributed child pornography.

May was arrested on Aug. 26, 2024. On July 24, 2025, she pleaded guilty to possession and access with intent to view child pornography, Sullivan said.

This matter was investigated by the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, the Greenwich Police Department, and the Pelham Police Department. The task force includes federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.

"The Greenwich Police Department remains firmly committed to protecting children and safeguarding the community through proactive investigations, strong partnerships with federal and regional law enforcement agencies, and continued efforts to prevent the exploitation and abuse of minors both online and in our community," the GPD said in a social media post Tuesday.

This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation.

To report cases of child exploitation, visit www.cybertipline.com.