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FEDS: Lancaster Police partner for guilty plea after child exploitation and abuse

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43 year old Jacob V. Schmidbauer faces five to twenty years in prison

From United States Attorney Trini E. Ross

LANCASTER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jacob V. Schmidbauer, 43, of Lancaster, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to receipt of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the case, stated that on January 9, 2023, the Lancaster Police Department received a complaint that Schmidbauer had used a device to record a 13-year-old minor female (victim) while she was showering, and that the recordings were stored on an SD card possessed by Schmidbauer. During the course of the investigation, law enforcement seized a total of 22 electronic devices that belong to Schmidbauer as well as the SD card. A review of the SD card recovered 32 video clips, which included the sexually explicit video of the minor female victim.

The criminal plea is the result of an investigation by the Lancaster Police Department, under the direction of William Karn, Jr., and Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Scarpino.  

Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.

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