New York man sentenced to 18 months in prison for sex offender violations

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York, Michael J. Frascatore, a 59-year-old resident of Treadwell, New York, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to failure to saved and updated. his status as a sex offender, as well as violating the conditions of his supervised release related to a prior sex offense.

Violation of sex offender registration laws

Frascatore, designated a Tier I sex offender in New York because of a 2008 child pornography conviction, acknowledged his obligation to report all email addresses used. However, he concealed an email account created in April 2019, continuing to use it for four years without disclosure under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

Violation of conditions of supervised release

While on supervised release, Frascatore not only failed to disclose his email address to the U.S. Probation Department, but also violated conditions by possessing an unauthorized, Internet-enabled phone. Additionally, he engaged in inappropriate online communications with minors, sending explicit photos and soliciting nude images in return.

Sentence details

As a result of his guilty plea, Frascatore was sentenced to an 8-month prison term for the new criminal charge, followed by a consecutive 10-month sentence for the supervised release violation. He also faces 10 years of supervised release.

Prosecutions and investigations

The United States Marshals Service investigated the case, with Assistant United States Attorney Michael F. Perry overseeing the prosecution as part of Project Safe Childhood. Launched in 2006, this initiative, led by the Ministry of Justice, aims to mobilize resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals exploiting children online, as well as to provide assistance to victims.