HARTFORD – A sex offender from Derby was sent to federal prison for 11 years on Dec. 11 after being caught for the third time with child pornography.
Michael Szwarc will be on supervised release for 25 years when he gets out of prison, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery’s office.
Szwarc, 36, was previously convicted in 2013 and 2022 on charges connected to child pornography.
He was living in Derby on supervised release in January when a federal probation officer stopped by Szwarc’s apartment to check up on him.
The probation officer spotted a laptop plugged into Szwarc’s television, and an unauthorized smartphone on the television stand, according to court documents.
Szwarc allegedly told the probation officer he had used the laptop to access the dark web so he could order hallucinogens from South America.
The probation officer also spotted a“childlike” doll on his bed.
“Swarc admitted that he had engaged with sex acts with the doll the night prior,” according to an affidavit from the FBI.
The doll, laptop and the phone were seized. Child pornography was allegedly found on the laptop, and Szwarc was arrested for violating the terms of his release. He was additionally charged with receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography.
Szwarc was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson. Szwarc had pleaded guilty earlier this year. Click here for a previous Valley Indy story.
Szwarc has been locked up since February.
