Bradley Vincent, a 38-year-old resident of Chazy, New York, has been indicted for sexual exploitation of a child and distribution of child pornography. The indictment alleges that on February 18, 2024, Vincent used a minor female, then 15 years old, to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce visual depictions. He is also accused of distributing those images.
Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III commented: “As alleged, Vicent recorded sexually explicit conduct with a 15-year-old girl and then distributed those videos and images. This defendant already had a state conviction for aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse and was at that time only sentenced to probation by the state. This is a perfect example of the broken state system failing to protect our children and our citizens in general. This type of conduct is despicable and will be prosecuted vigorously by my office. I want to thank our state and local partners for their aggressive pursuit of this defendant.”
The charges are accusations at this stage, and Vincent is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
If convicted, Vincent faces up to 50 years in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years, as well as fines up to $250,000 and supervised release ranging from five years to life.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the New York State Police are handling the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carling Dunham is prosecuting the case.
This case falls under Project Safe Childhood, an initiative led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), which coordinates federal, state, and local resources to combat child exploitation crimes online and support victim identification efforts. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at https://www.justice.gov/psc.
