September 08, 2015
An Ireland native was sentenced to prison Tuesday for possessing child pornography while in Philadelphia.
According to the U.S. Attorney's office, 50-year-old Peter Douglas McGarry pleaded guilty in April to possessing images of prepubescent minors engaged in sexually explicit contact on a Microsoft file hosting service.
He also admitted to visiting websites that displayed images of child pornography during the fall of 2014.
In addition, prosecutors say Internet records of his Gmail account showed that McGarry had accessed child exploitation pictures during the same time period.
According to authorities, he was in Philadelphia when he committed the crimes.
McGarry has been sentenced to 47 months in prison with five years of supervised release and will have to pay a $1,000 fine and a $600 special assessment.
The judge also ordered the forfeiture his cell phone and computer.
