Less than a year in jail for Fresno man who had child pornography videos By Tim Sheehan
Updated September 21, 2022 6:42 PM
A Fresno man who had one of the largest collections of child pornography reported by local law enforcement will spend several months behind bars for the felony charge.
Michael Wayne Martin, 57, was sentenced Tuesday to 180 days in jail, as well as two years of formal probation, and ordered to register as a sex offender under California law. The sentence was issued by Fresno County Superior Court Judge Leanne Le Mon.
Martin was arrested in May 2021 after detectives armed with a search warrant searched his apartment and discovered a trove of more than 1,000 DVDs containing videos of children being raped, according to a Fresno County Sheriff’s Office news release issued after his arrest.
Investigators reported that the video discs and other material, including electronic devices and books full of explicit images and videos, were stacked to the ceiling in a closet in the apartment. ...
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This defendant is eligible for release in December.
The judge was appointed by Gov. Newsom.
