Whitehall man sentenced for child sex abuse image distribution

The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that Kevin Smurphat, 35, of Whitehall, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing, receiving, transporting and distributing child sex abuse images.

WHITEHALL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that Kevin Smurphat, 35, of Whitehall, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing, receiving, transporting and distributing child sex abuse images. Smurphat, a previously convicted sex offender, pleaded guilty back in November of 2023.

As part of his guilty plea, Smurphat admitted to using a cellphone to upload images depicting children being engaged in sexually explicit conduct to a file-hosting service in November of 2020. He also confessed to distributing and receiving such images to and from other people in a digital group chat, all while on parole.

In addition to his sentence, Smurphat was ordered to pay $7,000 in restitution to his victims. The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Dustin Segovia.