Source: Office of United States Attorneys
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Alexander MacFayden, age 60, and a citizen of Canada, was sentenced today to 188 months in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for the attempted enticement of a minor and possession of child pornography.
Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.
As part of his guilty plea, MacFayden admitted that between May 2023 and August 25, 2023, he exchanged sexually explicit messages online with an individual in Albany whom he believed would allow him to engage in sexual contact with a 10-year-old relative. MacFayden also admitted that on August 25, 2023, he traveled from Canada to Albany with the intent to engage in sexual acts with a 10-year-old girl. MacFayden was arrested by law enforcement shortly after arriving at the location.
MacFayden will have to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.
Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III said, “Alexander MacFayden is a depraved person who wanted to have sex with a 10-year-old girl. He will now spend the next 15 years in federal prison. Every day, we are working with our law enforcement partners to lock up pedophiles who would seek to harm children in our communities.”
FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig L. Tremaroli stated: “Mr. MacFayden traveled from Canada to Albany, where he intended to have sex with a 10-year-old girl. That trip just landed him in federal prison for the next 15 years. The FBI’s reach is vast, and we will use every resource at our disposal to keep our children safe from these sickening predators.”
This case was investigated by the FBI and its Child Exploitation Task Force, which includes members of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, including the Colonie Police Department, the Rotterdam Police Department, and the New York State Police. Assistant United States Attorneys Joseph S. Hartunian and Allen J. Vickey prosecuted the case as part of Project Safe Childhood.
Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc