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Queensbury Resident Sentenced for Child Pornography Distribution

U.S. Attorney's Office February 12, 2009
  • Northern District of New York (315) 448-0672

Andrew T. Baxter, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, York , Kathleen Hogan, Warren County District Attorney, and John F. Pikus, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albany Division, announced that JUSTIN DORVEE , age 28, of Queensbury, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy in Federal Court in Albany on his guilty plea to a one count Information charging him with the distribution of child pornography.

DORVEE was sentenced to 233 months and 16 days, and ordered to serve a lifetime term of supervised release. He also was ordered to (1) have no unsupervised contact with minors; (2) participate in a sex offender program; and (3) register with the New York State Sex Offender Registry Program. DORVEE pled guilty on September 9, 2008 . In connection with his plea, he admitted the following in a written plea agreement and during his plea proceeding:

At all times relevant herein, JUSTIN K. DORVEE resided in the Town of Queensbury , New York , which is located in the Northern District of New York , and utilized America Online (AOL), an Internet Service Provider. Any use of AOL involves wire transmissions between the Northern District of New York and the State of Virginia . On or about April 14, 2007 , DORVEE began conversing with whom he thought was a 14 year old male named Matt from the state of Missouri , via AOL.

However, he was actually conversing with an undercover agent with the Maryland Heights Missouri , Police Department. DORVEE’s online profile indicated that he was single and interested in looking for a “younger buddy.” During their online conversation, DORVEE was informed by Matt that he was 14 years old. DORVEE discussed his foot fetish with Matt and noted his interest in young boys’ feet and stated that he was “turned on” by images depicting the feet of minor boys. During their conversation, he also discussed rubbing Matt’s feet and sucking on his toes if they met in person. DORVEE also noted during their onversation that he currently has a crush on males that are too young for him. DORVEE also sent the undercover agent a number of computer images depicting boys between the ages of 11 and 15. These images are not sexually explicit, but constitute child erotica.

On or about June 29, 2007 , DORVEE began conversing with whom he thought was a 14 year old male named Seth from Queensbury, New York , via AOL’s instant messaging system and emails. However, he was actually conversing with an undercover agent with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. The two conversed online between June and October 15, 2007. During their conversations, DORVEE was informed that Seth was 14 years old. DORVEE engaged in sexually explicit online conversations with Seth. More specifically, during these conversations, he discussed engaging in mutual masturbation and oral sex with Seth. DORVEE also sent Seth computer videos of himself masturbating. On at least two occasions, DORVEE, via instant messaging and email, sent Seth computer images which depict minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. More specifically, on August 13, 2007 , DORVEE sent the undercover the following images: (1) an image of a minor boy, approximately 14-16 years of age, exposing his naked erect penis; (2) an image of two minor boys, approximately 12-15 years of age, exposing their naked erect penises and masturbating; and (3) an image of two minor boys, approximately 12-15 years of age, sitting on a couch and masturbating their naked erect penises. In addition, on September 28, 2007, DORVEE sent the undercover officer, via AOL and Yahoo Instant messenger, a computer video depicting numerous male minors, between the ages of 7 and 16 years of age, engaged in oral sex, masturbation, and the lascivious exhibition of their naked genital areas. Furthermore, during their online conversations, DORVEE indicated that he would like to meet Seth for the purpose of, among other things, engaging in oral sex and mutual masturbation. Eventually, DORVEE communicated that he was interested in meeting Seth, in part, for the purposes of engaging in said sexual acts. He also discussed photographing the minor’s penis and him performing oral sex on the minor. A meeting was thereafter arranged to occur at a parking lot in Queensbury , New York . On October 19, 2008 , DORVEE was working at a mall in Queensbury , New York , and met the individual who he thought was a 14 year old boy in the parking lot, as agreed, and was arrested. At the time of his arrest, he possessed a camera in his backpack.

On October 19, 2007 , a search warrant was executed at DORVEE’S residence in the Northern District of New York, and a Dell computer and approximately 23 computer disks used by him were recovered. Forensic examinations of this computer and these disks were subsequently conducted. Several thousand still images and approximately 100-125 computer videos depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, as those terms and phrases are defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2256(2), were recovered from said computer and disks. Said images depict individuals under the age of 18 (children between the ages of 10 and 15 years of age) engaged in, among other things, oral sex, anal sex, masturbation and the lascivious exhibition of the genitals and pubic area. The images recovered from these computer disks depict actual, as opposed to computer generated, images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. A number of these images depict prepubescent minors engaged in such conduct. DORVEE knowingly and willfully distributed, received and possessed the aforesaid images. In addition, he distributed, received, and possessed the images knowing that they depict minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. DORVEE obtained such images from, among other places, individuals located outside the State of New York . Moreover, such images, and the actual computer and computer disks used to distribute, obtain and download these depictions, were transported in interstate and foreign commerce and were produced using materials that had been mailed, or shipped or transported in interstate and foreign commerce On October 19, 2007 , DORVEE was interviewed by law enforcement officials. During this interview, he admitted that in June of 2007, utilizing the Internet service provider AOL and his MySpace account, he met who he thought was a 14 year old male named Seth. DORVEE stated that shortly thereafter, he began to engage in online conversations with Seth using instant messaging. During their conversations, DORVEE acknowledged that they discussed, among other things, their sexual orientation and meeting in person to engage in sexual acts. DORVEE also admitted that he sent Seth a number of computer movie files via instant messaging or emails and that these movies depicting minor males engaged in oral sex and masturbation. DORVEE noted that he obtained these movies from other individuals on the Internet via AOL email. He also advised that he sent Seth movies of himself masturbating. DORVEE also noted that he eventually arranged to meet Seth in person on October 19, 2007 , at the Aviation Mall parking lot in Queensbury. He further admitted that he discussed engaging in oral sex with Seth during their meeting. He also admitted that he brought a camera in order to photograph Seth’s feet and penis, and to photograph DORVEE performing oral sex on Seth. Further, DORVEE admitted that he possessed approximately 1,000 images of child pornography on his computer hard drive and on about 15 computer disks located in a locked box under his bed. DORVEE noted that he trades child pornography on the Internet with approximately 20 other individuals using AOL. He further stated that he also obtained such images using “Kazza”, a file sharing program. DORVEE also noted that he prefers images of minor males, ages 6-14.

DORVEE was arrested by the Warren County Sheriff’s Department on October 19, 2007.

The case was investigated by the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, the Warren County District Attorney’s Office, and the FBI’s Cyber Predator Task Force.

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