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Child Porn Charges: Capital Region Man Busted With Illicit Photos, Videos, Feds Say

Federal prosecutors are pursuing child pornography charges against a man from the region after he allegedly sent and received numerous illicit images of children. 

A 32-year-old Albany man is accused of possessing child pornography.

A 32-year-old Albany man is accused of possessing child pornography.

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Taykwun Smoaks, age 32, of Albany, was arraigned on charges that he distributed, received, and possessed child pornography in Albany federal court on Friday, April 12.

According to investigators, Smoaks sent and received images and videos of child pornography over the internet between February and March 2023. The illicit images were reportedly found on both his computer and an external hard drive.

If convicted, he faces between five and 20 years in federal prison, and could be fined up to $250,000.

The case was prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice’s “Project Safe Childhood,” a coordinated effort between local, state, and federal agencies to track down individuals who exploit children using the internet.

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