Date: 08-08-2024

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United States of America v. Roderick T. Long

Case Number: 2:21-cr-00087

Judge: J. Nicholas Ranjan

Court: The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Clinton Resident Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

On March 9, 2020, Roderick T.Long — who had previously served a 121-month federal sentence of imprisonment for receiving material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor—was found in possession of more than 500 videos and still images in computer graphics and digital files depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, many of whom had not attained the age of 12 years. The Pennsylvania State Police had obtained a search warrant for Long’s home, where they found the sexually exploitive material saved in his laptop computer and cellular telephone.

Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Ranjan stated that the nature of Long’s offense, the harm and trauma caused to the child victims, and Long’s previous conviction for receiving sexually exploitive imagery of children warranted a significant term of imprisonment and lifetime supervised release.

Assistant United States Attorney Carolyn J. Bloch prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Olshan commended the Pennsylvania State Police for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Long.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 124 months of imprisonment, to be followed by lifetime supervised release

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