Local man sentenced for porn.Byline: Gary V. MurrayWORCESTER - A 63-year-old Spencer man was sentenced to 3 years to 3 years and a day in state prison yesterday after pleading guilty to child pornography Child pornography is the visual representation of minors under the age of 18 engaged in sexual activity or the visual representation of minors engaging in lewd or erotic behavior designed to arouse the viewer's sexual interest. charges. Robert M. Abood of 96 Wilson Ave., Spencer, was also placed on probation for 5 years, to begin upon his release from prison, after pleading guilty in Worcester Superior Court to two counts of possessing child pornography. Assistant District Attorney Courtney Sans said Mr. Abood's computer was found to contain several pornographic images of children after it was seized by federal investigators Sept. 9 in a raid at his home. Ms. Sans said Mr. Abood admitted to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is responsible for identifying and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation's border, economic, transportation and infrastructure agents and state police investigators that he had sent and received images of child pornography via e-mail. Spencer Police Chief David B. Darren said at the time of Mr. Abood's arrest federal agents became interested in the suspect after a January 2008 raid in Brockton led them to believe Mr. Abood might have been trading pornography. He was initially charged in Western Worcester District Court in East Brookfield East Brookfield is the name of the following places in the United States:
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The sentence imposed by Judge Peter W. Agnes Jr. was recommended by Ms. Sans and Mr. Abood's lawyer, Alan L. Rosenfield. In accepting the lawyers' sentencing recommendation, Judge Agnes noted that Mr. Abood had no prior criminal record. |
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