Benjamin Crout, 39, of Bath and a registered sex offender in Steuben County, entered a guilty plea to federal child pornography charges.
Investigators revealed that Crout uploaded child pornographic materials to a file-sharing platform. A search of his residence last January led to the discovery of over 1,300 explicit images and 40 videos, some of which portrayed infants and toddlers.
This isn’t Crout’s first conviction; in 2004, he was found guilty of attempted sex abuse and possession of a child’s sexual performance.
His sentencing for the current charges is slated for January.
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