WILLIAMSBPORT — A former Harris Township supervisor, who was also the former CEO of Boal Mansion, will spend the next 18 years in a federal correctional facility.
Christopher G. Lee, 67, of Boalsburg was sentenced Oct. 7 after being convicted by a jury in March of production, receipt and possession of child pornography. The trial was held in Williamsport before U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann.
According to information from the United State Department of Justice web site, the ex-director of Boal Mansion used his affiliation with the museum to give him access to teenage boys, who volunteered or worked at the museum. Some of these boys later became victims of his production of child pornography.
U.S. Attorney Peter Smith said the jury returned the guilty verdicts after about two hours of deliberation. A jury of six men and six women also convicted Lee of possessing images of child pornography, including images of prepubescent children under the age of 12. Lee also was convicted of obstruction of justice after asking a family member to remotely wipe recorded phone calls on Lee’s cell phone, which was in FBI custody.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI and State College Police Department and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Meredith A. Taylor and Francis P. Sempa.
Charges of coercion and transportation of minors for purposes of sexual activity are still pending against Lee. The court gave Taylor 30 days to decide if she wants to go to trial on the remaining charges.
