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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"criminal_justice_jurisprudenceA West Los Angeles man who previously worked as a teacher\u2019s assistant was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in federal prison for distributing child pornography via a peer-to-peer file-sharing system on his computer, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

The images involved in this case depicted children under the age of 15, including child images deemed to be \u201csadistic\u201d under the federal sentencing rules.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald sentenced Steven Petlak<\/strong>, 53.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Petlak pleaded guilty in July to one count of distribution of child pornography. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a plea agreement filed with the court, Petlak admitted that, on multiple dates, he used peer-to-peer software on his computer hard drive to share graphic images of child molestation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cPredators who seek out child pornography online threaten the safety and well-being of the most vulnerable in our real-world community,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker. \u201cThis defendant\u2019s conduct exemplifies a horrific and dark part of our society, and the sentence today reflects the harm caused by defendants who trade in these heinous materials.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In court filings, Petlak admitted that he made an effort to seek out the worst types of child pornography he could find \u2013 in Petlak\u2019s words, \u201cthe really dark stuff.\u201d While on pretrial release in this matter, Petlak was caught by law enforcement looking at what appeared to be graphic images of a juvenile female.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Following his release from prison, Petlak will be required to register as a sex offender and to avoid places where children are present, according to officials.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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