A 65-year-old grandfather pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of distributing child pornography and was sentenced to one year in jail.
Winnipeg police arrested Patrick Anderson after an investigation revealed he used a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to allow others to download his child pornography videos and pictures.
Massive collection
An analysis of Anderson’s home computer uncovered 33 child pornography videos and 300 still images and a massive collection of adult pornography, Crown attorney Terry McComb told court.
Defence lawyer Sheldon Pinx said Anderson used the file-sharing program to download music when “curiosity” got the better of him.
“A year in jail is significant for someone who has never been before the courts before,” Pinx said. “He is extraordinarily remorseful.”
Judge Sandy Chapman sentenced Anderson to an additional three years supervised probation.
I agree with the defence lawyer in that one year in prison for this man, is very significant and in my opinion, there is no need to send him to prison. He is remorseful and I believe that with strict conditions, the same purpose could be accomplished. As denunciation, he should have only been sent to prison for 30 days to be served intermittently combined with the 3 years supervised probation. He should have strict conditions pertaining to computer usage and internet, etc and all of his activity should be logged. I dont agree with the use of one year in prison for this man.
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