Prison Term Handed Out to Child Porn Convict From Vernon

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A Vernon resident who pleaded guilty in March to one count of receipt of child pornography has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term, according to John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Scott Pierson, 58, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for downloading and possessing child pornography.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in March 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation – Office of Inspector General received information that Pierson, an Administrative Officer assigned to the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) Bradley Flight Standards District Office in Enfield, was using his FAA-issued laptop computer to access websites known to contain images of child pornography, Durham said.

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. Forensic examination of the seized items revealed more than 1,500 images and videos of children, including some younger than 12 years old, engaged in sexually explicit conduct, Durham said.

Pierson has been detained since his arrest on July 19, 2018. On March 18, 2019, he pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography.