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Niagara Falls man sentenced to 28 years in prison for production child pornography

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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Niagara Falls man has been sentenced to prison for the production of child pornography.

The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Friday that 36-year-old Jonathon Cassatt was sentenced to 28 years in prison.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell Ippolito Jr., Cassatt sexually abused a child between the ages of 12 and 14. The abuse was reported to the Niagara Falls Police Department. Police obtained a search warrant for Cassatt’s cell phone and images of the abuse were revealed along with child pornography that had been downloaded off the internet.

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