Lawrence man pleads guilty to child porn
11:07 a.m. Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Richard McNett, 50, Lawrence, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren announced today.
In his plea, McNett admitted that investigators to possessing child pornography.
The investigation began after McNett’s wife gave law enforcement floppy disks from his computer. She told investigators she was concerned because he was locking himself in a room with a computer and refusing to allow anyone in, according to a media release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Investigators eventually discovered 1,202 images of child pornography on diskettes, 7,740 images of child porn on McNett’s hard drive, and 13,990 images of child porn on 11 compact disks. Using the Child Victim Identification Program, investigators identified 559 images of known victims, the release states.
McNett is set for sentencing Dec. 1, 2008. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
The case is being prosecuted under the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood, which aims to protect children from sexual predators. For more information, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
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Aug. 26, 2008 at 1:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)parkay (anonymous)
How about 10 years in federal prison for each of the 559 images of the known victims of the industrialized rape of children, victims of an vile industry that Mr. McNett undoubtedly poured his money into? THAT would be justice.
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