BANGOR, Maine — A federal judge on Monday ordered that a Sangerville man charged with possession of child pornography be held without bail until at least Wednesday.
John McKenzie, 45, was arrested Friday, according to court documents. He made his first appearance Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Margaret Kravchuk in U.S. District Court. She scheduled a bail hearing for McKenzie on Wednesday afternoon.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, which is prosecuting the case, has asked that McKenzie be held without bail pending the outcome of his case.
McKenzie allegedly exchanged images of child pornography in September 2010 with an FBI agent in Missouri who was posing as a man interested in sharing images.
In December 2010, Maine law enforcement officers seized McKenzie’s computer and found child pornography on it that he had sent to the FBI agent in Missouri, according to court documents.
The Sangerville man allegedly used three images of girls he knew and morphed them with pictures of naked men to make them appear sexual in nature. The girls were 10, 12 and under the age of 18 when the pictures used were taken, according to court documents.
The younger two girls, who still live in Maine, were interviewed and denied any abuse by McKenzie, an FBI affidavit stated.
If convicted, McKenzie faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
But will only recieve probation!
If he is found guilty he will serve time. Federal crimes carry mandatory prison terms.
Oh really?
I believe that the mandatory minimum is 5 years.
Was arrested Friday, Police seized his computer in 2010. What am I missing here?
The Maine State Police Computer Crime lab is way behind in investigating these cases do to a high volume of cases and not enough investigators. That is what is being said anyways.
Luckily this case met the guidelines of being a federal crime and was given to the feds.
They took his computer away in 2010 and told him he would eventually be arrested and not to leave town?
Doesnt make any sense does it?
I absolutely agree thagt the Crime Lab needs more people to help. We have more MDEA agents in Washington County than the Crime Lab has for the whole state.
It’s sick nonetheless but I never knew it was a crime to photoshop pictures of underage boys or girls that are NOT sexual in nature with pictures that ARE sexual in nature.
Agreed sick or very odd. One has to wonder if it was the children (Where they naked or partially nude??? Apparently not) or the naked men that interested him? In any case for others who are playing around with Photoshop like this, it might be wise to find another hobby, or at least be wise enough to keep this creepy one confined to yourself.
I recall reading in one recent story that federal law can even apply to animation and drawings.
If he exchanged pornography with an FBI agent in September 2010,how come he is just being charged? Just wondering….
I know – took this long – and he was out on the streets with kids.
give this some thought. pedophiles are 3 times more likely to be left handed than non pedophiles.
I’m left handed……does that make me 3x more likely to be a pedophile? People that are right handed have told me that left handed people test higher on an IQ. And 3 of our last 4 president’s were/are left handed, are they to be suspected peodphiles too?
Jeffrey Dahlmer, Charles Manson, Mark David Chapman, the Unibomber, and Ted Bundy, to name a few, were/are all right handed.
And if that’s the case, show me a left handed pencil sharpener in school, or a left handed, hand operated can opener……try being left handed for a minute. The first time I ever tried to open a can with a can opener, the contents landed on the counter, because the only way I could do it was upside down, and I was 5, I learned really quick that the majority of the world is right handed.
When I was in school we never had any left handed pencil sharpeners at all! Come to think of it, I don’t remember seeing any left handed pencils either.
Sorry your sarcasm went right or left over most peoples heads but i get it. Good one man. I’m surprised you got it by the comment Nazi. hehe
If these people are not a perfect reason why the death penalty is needed then I do not know what would be.
Good job FBI and Maine Computer Crimes Lab. We need more cased brought forward. Child porn would not exist if there were no customers.
Were the kids naked? I did not know it is a major crime to fool around with a computer and picture if no one was hurt . 10 yrs was what he did was very distasteful , Seems to me when a local State trouper had sexual relations with a 10 year old girl he served less than 30 days. A very dear friend who was a decon at a church told me before he passed one of the biggest regrets he had in his life was Knowing and not being allowed to say anything. Should not be people who cover up things like this be charged with more serious crimes ? Why are they not? because they are church leaders in are community ? Happens every day. Trust Know one.
What,No picture? Usually we get a perp picture with charges like these. I’m disappointed. Must be a secret.
God bless the FBI – without them most these perverts would never be caught.
I believe the BDN has Mr. McKenzie age wrong. I do think he is 45 years old not 65 as the article states.