Lee man gets more than 11 years on child porn charges

CONCORD - A Lee man was sentenced Tuesday for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material.

Joshua Olsen, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe to 136 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release, according to a statement sent from the U.S. Attorneys Orffice. Olsen was also ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution.

"Our office, together with our state and federal law enforcement partners, remains dedicated to ensuring the protection of our children and communities from predators like the defendant," U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young said. "Today's lengthy sentence sends a strong message that the sexual exploitation of children in New Hampshire will not be tolerated."

"The sexual exploitation of children by predators like Joshua Olsen requires decisive action which is why the FBI acted so quickly in this case," said Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division. "Today's sentence certainly does not erase the harm Mr. Olsen inflicted upon his victims, but it does ensure that others will be protected from his abuse."

Olsen engaged in sexually explicit online chats with an undercover federal agent in November of last year. During the chats, Olsen distributed images of prepubescent children engaged in sexually explicit conduct to the undercover officer. A phone later seized from Olsen was found to contain additional imaes. Olsen also made admissions during a voluntary interview with law enforcement regarding his sexual abuse of an eight-year-old child. This conduct is the subject of separate state charges.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation led the investigation.