Fort Fairfield man sentenced to five years
in federal prison for possessing child porn
BANGOR — A Fort Fairfield man who was found to have hundreds of images of child pornography on his computer was sentenced January 4, in U.S. District Court to five years in federal prison.
Jake B. Rogeski, 25, who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in August, was issued no fine, but was ordered to pay a mandatory $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. ordered that Rogeski, after serving his prison term, be required to have 10 years of supervised release. He also must register as a sex offender and not have possession of any firearms or dangerous weapons.
Assistant U.S. Attorney James L. McCarthy asked Judge Woodcock to impose a 97-month sentence. Rogeski faced up to 120 months in prison for the offense.
Rogeski was charged in September 2011 with possession of child pornography. He was employed by SAD 20 to assist with its 21st Century After School program but resigned after the investigation began, according to a previous report. Students in the program receive help with their homework, are given healthful snacks and participate in other programs to help them excel academically and socially.
The defendant admitted to downloading child pornography and searching a peer-to-peer file-sharing program for child pornography, according to the prosecution version of events. A search of Rogeski’s computer turned up more than 100 video files of child pornography, including prepubescent children. In addition, more than 400 still images of children engaged in sex acts with adults were found on his computer, according to the prosecution version of events.
Woodcock said he would recommend to the Bureau of Prisons that Rogeski be incarcerated in an institution where sex offender treatment is available.
