Grove City man, 53, sentenced
PITTSBURGH — A Grove City man will spend one day in custody followed by 12 years of supervised release after being convicted of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.
Joseph L. Bryer, 53, will spend the first 14 months of his supervised release in home confinement with electronic monitoring.
He was sentenced Monday in federal court.
According to information presented to the court, Bryer possessed in excess of 10 videos in computer graphics files, which depicted prepubescent minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
The videos were downloaded and shared using peer-to-peer software installed on Bryer’s computer. The videos included those depicting prepubescent females engaging in sexual intercourse with adult males.
Before imposing the sentence, U.S. District Judge Mark Hornak granted the defendant’s request to depart from the sentencing guidelines, which recommended 63 to 78 months imprisonment, due to the defendant’s very low IQ.
