Registered Sex Offender Arrested On Charges Of Possession And Distribution Of Child Porngraphy

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John Fadden, 48, of Savona, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession and distribution of child pornography by an individual who has a prior conviction involving the sexual abuse of a child. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 40 years in prison.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan K. McGuire, who is handling the case, stated that in March 2021, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received two cybertip reports from Yahoo! Inc. that in February and March, 2021, user john_fadden@yahoo.com uploaded approximately 185 image files of suspected child pornography. In October 2021, investigators executed a search warrant at Fadden’s residence and seized multiple electronic devices and storage media. A forensic analysis recovered more than 100 files of child pornography on a Sandisk thumb drive.

Fadden is a Level 3 registered sex offender. He was convicted in 1991, 1992, and 2001 of Sexual Abuse 1st: Sexual Contact with Individual Less Than 11 Years Old. In 2013, Fadden was convicted of Sex Offender Fail to Report Change of Address/Status In 10 Days.


The indictment is a result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Scarpino, and the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Eugene Staniszewski.


The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.  

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