PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD

          CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Jeffrey Leblanc, 28, of North Hampton, New Hampshire, was sentenced on Thursday in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire on one count of possessing child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith.  The Court imposed a term of 32 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release.

          On August 26, 2014, a search warrant was executed at Leblanc’s residence in North Hampton, New Hampshire.  A computer was seized, which was later found to contain dozens of videos of child pornography.  During a subsequent interview, Leblanc admitted that he had downloaded child pornography to his personal computer.

          The case was investigated by the Hampton Police Department, in conjunction with Homeland Security Investigations (Manchester), the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (NH ICAC), and the Salem Police Department.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nick Abramson.

           In February 2006, the Department of Justice introduced Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.  Led by the United States Attorneys Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims.  For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.