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☷Former Brunswick Resident Sentenced for Transferring Obscene Matter to Minor and Obstructing Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
May 01,2022
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Former Brunswick Resident Sentenced for Transferring Obscene Matter to Minor and Obstructing Justice PORTLAND , Maine: A former Brunswick resident , most recently living in Pennsylvania , was sentenced today in federal court for transferring obscene matter to a minor and obstructing justice , U . S . Attorney Darcie N . McElwee announced . U . S . District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Shawn Cook , 42 , to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release . Cook pleaded guilty on November 10 , 2021 . According to court records , in July 2018 , Cook sent an obscene image to a 15 - year - old boy . Cook also offered to send the boy a video of himself having sexual intercourse with his girlfriend . Cook knew at the time he sent the image that the boy was under the age of 16 . The boy’s mother found the image on her son’s phone and contacted law enforcement . Also according to court records , in March 2021 , Cook learned that his girlfriend had been contacted by an FBI agent about testifying before a federal grand jury regarding Cook’s actions . Cook contacted the mother of the boy to whom he had sent the obscene image and asked her to “just tell them you lied . ” He also told her to tell the boy to “keep his mouth shut . ”The Bath Police Department and the FBI investigated the case . # # #
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