Shelton Man Accused Of Producing Child Pornography: Feds

SHELTON, CT — A Shelton man accused of producing child pornography has been charged by federal criminal complaint, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery and other justice officials announced Wednesday.

Avery, Connecticut State Police Col. Daniel Loughman and Michael Krol, a special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations, New England, said in a news release Ross DeLibro, 53, of Shelton, has been detained since his arrest June 11 on related state charges.

As alleged in court documents, a detective assigned to the Connecticut State Police Computer Crimes Unit began an investigation into the sharing of child sex abuse images and videos over a peer-to-peer file sharing network in March.

The investigation revealed that an IP address assigned to DeLibro's home in Shelton had been used to download child sex abuse videos, according to Avery, Loughman and Krol.

On May 1, investigators conducted a court-authorized search of DeLibro's home and seized his Apple MacBook Air, his iPhone, an external hard drive and other items.

Analysis of the seized items revealed "image and video files depicting male children being sexually abused, including two images in which DeLibro appears engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a toddler," according to Avery, Loughman and Krol.

A charge of production of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum prison term of 15 years and a maximum prison term of 30 years, according to Avery, Loughman and Krol.

This prosecution is part of 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 www.justice.gov/psc.

To report cases of child exploitation, please visit www.cybertipline.com.