BOSTON – Robert Sokolowski, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 150 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for possessing child pornography.
On July 3, 2013, Sokolowski uploaded a child pornography file to a Facebook account in the fictitious name of “Amy Addams.” During a search executed by local law enforcement officers at Sokolowski’s apartment, a laptop was seized that revealed 14 fictitious Facebook accounts, including the “Amy Addams” account. Also found on the laptop were 400 images of child pornography, including a copy of the file that had been uploaded to the “Amy Addams” account, as well as four video files of child pornography, one of which depicted the rape of a female toddler.
In 2005, Sokolowski pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography in U.S. District Court and was sentenced to 46 months in prison. Sokolowski committed the 2013 offenses four months after concluding his term of three years supervised release on the prior offense.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Matthew Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston; and Northampton Police Chief Jody Kasper, made the announcement today. The case by prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven H. Breslow of Ortiz's Springfield Branch Office.