Former Wyoming County correction officer sentenced for child porn charge

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former Wyoming County correction officer has been sentenced to over eight years in prison for a child pornography charge, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday.

40-year-old James Sutton of Depew was sentenced to 100 months in prison, which works out to a little over eight years.

Prosecutors said Sutton used his cell phone to upload nearly two dozen video files containing child pornography from the internet to the social media platform Kik. The videos included minors under the age of 12, and depictions of violence. The uploads happened in October 2021.

Sutton worked at the Wyoming Correctional Facility, a state prison in Wyoming County. He was convicted of distribution of child pornography.

He had originally been facing five to 20 years in prison. Upon release, he will be subject to 30 years of post-release supervision.

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