Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles M. Kruly, who handled the
case, stated that in late June 2018, Homeland Security Investigations in
Buffalo received information that a user, identified as "EJD," was
active on the Thai based child pornography open website "Boyxzeed2.net.”
Investigators traced the email address utilized by “EJD” to Scott Aikens.
On September 14, 2018, Homeland Security Investigations and
the New York State Police executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence
on Route 474 in Clymer and interviewed Aikens, who admitted that he viewed
child pornography and that child pornography would be found on his computer.
Investigators seized the computer and other electronic devices, which were
found to contain a total of 683 videos and 22 images of child pornography.
Some of the child pornography possessed by the defendant
depicted prepubescent minors or minors less than 12 years of age, and some of
the child pornography possessed by the defendant contained sadistic or
masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence. At the time of his arrest,
Aikens was a school teacher with the Clymer Central School District.
Today’s sentencing is the result of an investigation by
Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special
Agent-in-Charge Kevin Kelly, and the New York State Police, under the direction
of Major Edward Kennedy.
