Repeat Child Porn Offender From East Hartford Sent To Prison Again: Feds

EAST HARTFORD, CT — A 39-year-old East Hartford man will spend several years behind bars after being sentenced in federal court on Tuesday for a child pornography conviction.

David X. Sullivan, U.S. attorney for Connecticut, said Ryan Perry, 39, of East Hartford, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 10 years of imprisonment and 20 years of supervised release for a child exploitation offense.

According to Sullivan, in 2013, an investigation determined that Perry used a peer-to-peer file-sharing network to trade videos depicting child sexual abuse.

Perry was convicted in state court of first-degree possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 10 years of incarceration, suspended after five years, and 10 years of probation.

He was released from state prison in May 2018.

In January 2025, Perry was arrested for probation violations following a 2024 home visit, Sullivan said.

A separate federal investigation identified Perry as a possible user of a darknet site where child pornography was uploaded and shared, he said.

In April 2025, analysis of a hard drive seized from Perry revealed approximately 2,900 images and videos of child sex abuse material, according to Sullivan.

Perry was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on April 29, 2025.

On October 29, 2025, he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. He has been detained since his arrest.

The penalties in this matter were enhanced based on Perry’s prior conviction, Sullivan said.

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