Press release<\/p>\n
BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Alexander Seegar, 29, of Darien Center, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Lamarque, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, Seegar posed as a 16 or 17 year old boy and sexted 10-12 year old female students in a school in Niagara County. The defendant used the Instagram profile \u201cdavidlissachi\u201d to communicate with the girls and ask them for sexually explicit photos. The complaint also states that Seegar was found in possession of numerous photos containing child pornography.<\/p>\n
The defendant made an initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Michael J. Roemer and was held pending a detention hearing on October 5, 2018.<\/p>\n
The criminal complaint is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in Charge Gary Loeffert, and the Lewiston Police Department, under the direction of Chief Frank Previte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Press release BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Alexander Seegar, 29, of Darien Center, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, \u2026<\/p>\n