Posted: Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:40AM

CLINTON COUNTY MAN SENTENCED ON FEDERAL CHARGES (9/2)



THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYS A CLINTON COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES. 33 YEAR OLD MICHAEL PINKERTON NOW FACES 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE. HE PLEADED GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO RECEIVE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND TO ATTEMPTING TO POSSESS CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THE CASE STARTED IN 2005 WHEN HE WAS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION BY THE KANSAS CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT FOUND 2 COMPUTERS BELONGING TO PINKERTON IN A STORAGE FACILITY THAT CONTAINED E MAILS CONFIRMING THAT PINKERTON SUBSCRIBED TO 5 PAY-FOR-VIEW CHILD PORNOGRAPHY WEBSITES.

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