SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to 14years in prison for distributing child pornography, U.S. AttorneyJoseph P. Russoniello announced Tuesday.
Jeremy Esperante was sentenced April 22 after he pleaded guiltyDec. 3, 2008, to distributing, receiving and possessing childpornography, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
According to the Esperante's admission at a change of pleahearing, he used LimeWire, a peer-to-peer file-sharing softwareprogram, to distribute the child pornography over the Internet.
U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton also imposed a 20-year period of supervised release along with the 14-year prisonsentence, according to the Department of Justice.
"This sentence demonstrates the Justice Department's commitmentto tracking down and prosecuting individuals who distribute andpossess images and videos of child pornography," Russoniello said ina prepared statement.
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