Oneida County Man Pleads Guilty to Accessing Child PornographyArticle

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – David McMurray, age 43, of Utica, New York, pled guilty July 8th, 2026 to accessing with intent to view child pornography and also admitted to violating several conditions of his federal supervised release.First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James made the announcement.As part of his guilty plea, McMurray admitted that around September of 2025, while on federal supervised release related to a 2013 federal conviction related to child pornography, he accessed websites via the internet with the intent to view child pornography.

McMurray also admitted to violating several conditions of his supervised release by failing to file required monthly reports, failing to submit to a polygraph, failing to successfully complete mental health treatment, accessing pornography, possessing unmonitored internet-capable phones, and committing new criminal conduct. “The dedicated efforts of the FBI have brought this repeat offender back to justice,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarcone. “Upon his release from prison, McMurray remained subject to supervision and required to comply with the strict conditions established at sentencing.

His decision to violate those conditions and again engage in conduct that threatens the safety of children has now resulted in a new federal sentence that could place him in prison for up to 20 years.”“Mr. McMurray was already on supervised release for a federal conviction related to child pornography,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig L. Tremaroli. “His decision to ignore most of his conditions and repeat his horrific behavior just sent him back to prison for up to 20 years.

The FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force is committed to relentlessly investigating and holding accountable any predator who accesses child pornography and perpetuates the abuse of our most vulnerable.”New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James said, “Mr. McMurray took advantage of technology and evaded conditions of supervised release to engage in this deplorable illegal activity. These actions show that child predators will go through extreme lengths to do the unthinkable and exploit children.

I commend our State Police members, the United States Attorney’s Office, and the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations for their steadfast and proactive work on this case.”At sentencing for the child pornography charge, McMurray faces a term of imprisonment between 10 and 20 years, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of at least 5 years and up to life. McMurray will also be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison. McMurray also faces additional penalties, including additional prison time, for his violations of federal supervised release.Sentencing on both matters is currently scheduled for November 18th, 2026, in Utica, New York, before Senior U.S. District Court Judge David N.

Hurd.A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statutes the defendant is convicted of violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.This case was investigated by the FBI’s Albany Division Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, the New York State Police, and the United States Probation Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Adrian S. LaRochelle as part of Project Safe Childhood.Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.