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Yet another noteworthy below-guideline federal child porn sentence

By Douglas A. Berman

This local story from Washington state, which is headlined "2½-year sentence for man with 1,300 CDs of child porn," provides yet another example of the uncertainty and disparity surrounding federal sentencing for child porn offenses.  First the facts as reported: A former Little League coach who was found to have over a thousand CDs full of child pornography images was sentenced to 32 months in prison Friday.  In addition, 60-year-old Benny L. Hill will be required to have 15 years of supervised release. Agents were clued in to Hill's stash while investigating a Fairfield, Conn. man on child pornography charges. Investigators found Hill's email address, "Stoned_coach," and learned the Fairfield man had been trading child pornography with Hill over the Internet...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 19, 2009 (boomark / email).