WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Patrick Kerwin, 43, of Java Center, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
According to the plea agreement, on November 19, 2025, Lancaster Police officers encountered Kerwin at a local restaurant where he advised them that he had exchanged text messages with underage girls, possessed child pornography on his cell phone, and that he had been involved in previo...