LI Man Sentenced To Prison On Child Pornography Charges

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - An East Northport man was sentenced on Wednesday to 19 years in prison on child pornography charges, according to the U.S. Attorney.

Brian Newton, 38, was sentenced in federal court by United States District Judge Joseph F. Bianco following his guilty plea on May 3, 2018 to transportation of child pornography in interstate and
foreign commerce.

In addition, as part of his sentence Newton must serve five years’ supervised release following his imprisonment, during which time he must remain registered as a sex offender and not have unsupervised contact with minors.

Newton, who at the time of the charged offense was on probation from a conviction in Suffolk County in 2014 for possession of child pornography, was caught trading child pornography including sadistic depictions of the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers.

During the execution of a search warrant at his residence, law enforcement seized his large collection of child pornography, including hundreds of videos and thousands of images.

After his arrest, Newton admitted engaging in conversations with minors over internet chat platforms, as well as sending nude images of himself to minors and soliciting nude images from minors.

This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative led by the Department of Justice to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.