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Another noteworthy below-guideline federal child porn sentence

By Douglas A. Berman

This local article, headlined "Asperger's lightens prison sentence for man in child porn case," reports on another notable federal child porn sentence. Here are the basics: A Bettendorf man with Asperger's Syndrome who graduated from college with three majors and volunteered at his church now faces more than seven years behind bars on a federal child pornography conviction. Jeremy Gatton, 35, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Davenport, by Judge John Jarvey. In a rare move, the defense and prosecution both asked Jarvey to consider a sentence less than what was recommended by the federal sentencing guidelines: 17 1/2 to 20 years. Jarvey agreed. The material found on Gatton's computer, Jarvey said, was "terrible" and the "behavior for which he got caught is particularly disturbing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 09, 2009 (boomark / email).