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UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph Mark SHAY, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 11-3859-cr.
    United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
    June 28, 2012.
    
      Brenda K. Sannes, Assistant United States Attorney (Elizabeth A. Horsman, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief), for Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY, for Appellee.
    Molly K. Corbett, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Timothy Austin, Assistant Federal Public Defender on the brief), for Lisa Peebles, Acting Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of New York, Albany, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Present: RALPH K. WINTER, CHESTER J. STRAUB and DENNY CHIN, Circuit Judges.
   SUMMARY ORDER

UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

On August 12, 2009, defendant-appellant Joseph Mark Shay pled guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of receipt of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(2) and (a)(5)(B). On February 24, 2010, the district court sentenced Shay to 210 months’ imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently, and a lifetime term of supervised release. Shay appealed the district court’s February 24, 2010, judgment. On April 6, 2011, this Court vacated the district court’s judgment and remanded for further consideration in light of United States v. Dorvee, 616 F.3d 174 (2d Cir.2010). On August 24, 2011, on remand, the district court resentenced Shay to the same sentence. Shay appealed, contending that the district court’s second sentence was procedurally and substantively unreasonable.

We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, the procedural history, and the issues presented for review.

Upon reviewing the district court’s sentence under a “deferential” abuse of discretion standard, we conclude that the district court’s sentence survives appellate scrutiny because it was procedurally and substantively reasonable. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007).

First, the district court’s sentence was procedurally reasonable because no significant procedural error was committed. Id. At resentencing, the district court adequately explained its chosen sentence, discussing: Dorvee, the child pornography guidelines, the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, the substantial length of time over which Shay committed the offenses, the volume of child pornography involved, the victim statements, and the public harm caused by Shay’s conduct. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51.

Second, the district court’s sentence was substantively reasonable because, taking into account the “totality of circumstances,” id., the sentence fell within the range of permissible decisions, see United States v. Cavera, 550 F.3d 180, 189 (2d Cir.2008) (en banc). Indeed, during the course of twelve years, Shay collected over 41,000 images and 372 video files of child pornography, including images portraying the sadistic abuse of children.

We have considered Shay’s remaining arguments and find them to be without merit. Accordingly, we hereby AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.