PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sami-Joe Daou, 27, of Warwick, was sentenced in federal court in Providence Tuesday to five years and 10 months in federal prison for child porn distribution following his guilty plea in November.
A joint federal, state and local law enforcement investigation determined in 2016 that Daou possessed images of child pornography, some of which he shared via Facebook.
While appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith Nov. 3, Daou pleaded guilty to one count of possession of visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of distribution of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
At sentencing Tuesday, U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith also ordered Daou to serve 10 years supervised release upon completion of his prison term and to pay $18,308 restitution to the victims in this matter.
Daou’s sentence is announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha; Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division; Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police; and Cranston Police Chief Colonel Michael J. Winquist.
Author: Rob Borkowski
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