24-year-old Austin Cocchiaro of Veazie, was sentenced last week for two counts of enticing a minor and one count of possessing child pornography.
Cocchiaro was sentenced to 10 years in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. He had plead guilty on Sept. 30, 2025.
According to court records, in 2022 and again in 2024, Cocchiaro used his cell phone to induce a minor to participate in the production of child pornography. He also offered to pay for images using an online payment application. On November 14, 2024, the FBI executed a search warrant at Cocchiaro’s home in Veazie resulting in the discovery of additional child pornography on two cell phones he owned.
The FBI investigated the case.
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