New York Man Sentenced to 20 years for Child Pornography Offenses

          CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced today that Phillip Binder, 43, of Woodside, New York, was sentenced to twenty years in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing and transporting child pornography.  Upon his release from prison he will be supervised by United States Probation for a period of ten years.

          Binder was arrested in Seabrook, New Hampshire, after traveling to meet an individual he had met in an online chatroom dedicated to the exchange of sexually explicit images of children.  Binder came to New Hampshire for the purpose of trading images of child pornography.  The individual Binder met was actually an undercover agent with the Department of Homeland Security (HSI) who had been conducting an investigation into individuals utilizing the website.  At the time of his arrest, police seized a video from Binder depicting his sexual abuse of a young child.      

          “Mr. Binder traveled from New York to New Hampshire for the purpose of promoting the exploitation of children by trading child pornography,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Donald Feith.  “When he was arrested, it was discovered that he not only wanted to trade child pornography, but that he was a predator who actively engaged in the sexual abuse of a child.  This office will continue to work with law enforcement to identify, investigate, and prosecute those who pose such a threat to our kids.  The sentence imposed in this case guarantees that a generation of children will be safe from this predator.” 

          “Those who sexually abuse children and use the Dark Web to promote their deplorable activity should be warned,” stated Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Matthew Etre.  “We will use all the tools at our disposal to bring you to justice.  I am proud of the HSI Special Agents, and of our law enforcement partners who devote themselves to stopping these criminals and keeping our children safe.”

          The case was investigated by HSI in conjunction with the Portsmouth, Seabrook and Hinsdale Police Departments and the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.  This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Helen White Fitzgibbon.