David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RYAN PERRY, 39, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment and 20 years of supervised release for a child exploitation offense.

In 2013, an investigation determined that Perry used a peer-to-peer file sharing network to trade videos depicting child sexual abuse. Perry was convicted in state court of possession of child pornography in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years of incarceration, suspended after five years, and 10 years of probation. He was released from state prison in May 2018.

In January 2025, Perry was arrested for probation violations following a 2024 home visit. A separate federal investigation identified Perry as a possible user of a darknet site where child pornography was uploaded and shared. In April 2025, analysis of a hard drive seized from Perry revealed approximately 2,900 images and videos of child sex abuse material.

Perry was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on April 29, 2025. On October 29, 2025, he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. He has been detained since his arrest.

The penalties in this matter were enhanced based on Perry's prior conviction.

This matter was investigated by the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force, the East Hartford Police Department, and the Connecticut Court Support Services Division - Adult Probation Services. The Task Force includes federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy V. Gifford through the U.S. Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

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