Ilion Man Sentenced For Sexual Exploitation Of His Daughter

The Ilion man who portrayed himself as a teenage boy on social media to sexually exploit his daughter has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in U.S District Court in Syracuse.

The man previously pleaded guilty to all 12 counts of a federal indictment, including sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child pornography.

Earlier this year in Herkimer County Court, the man was sentenced to six years in prison for the actual physical sexual abuse of his daughter.

The defendant admitted that in 2013 he assumed the false identity of “Dan Smithson” and used social media to contact, befriend, and sexually exploit his then 14 year old daughter.

In addition to imprisonment, the sentence includes a lifetime term of supervised release and required registration as a sex offender.

United States Attorney Richard Hartunian said: “The defendant’s grotesque manipulation of his own daughter is shocking even to those of us who have seen depravity in its rawest form in prior cases.  His incestuous crimes were deviously planned and ruthlessly executed. The outstanding work of local police and the FBI in bringing this predator to justice reflects our resolve to use all the resources of the law to protect our children.”