Seattle man sentenced to 10 years for possessing child pornography

SEATTLE – A repeat intercourse offender from Seattle was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in jail for possession of kid pornography.

58-year-old David Martin was convicted within the U.S. District Courtroom in Seattle for possessing photographs of kid rape and abuse, in keeping with U.S. Lawyer Nick Brown. Martin was arrested and federally charged in April 2020, and was beneath Washington State Division of Corrections (DOC) supervision since then.

U.S. District Decide James Robart additionally imposed lifetime supervised launch after Martin’s 10-year sentence, citing “the necessity to shield society from Mr. Martin.”

Based on courtroom paperwork, Google alerted the Nationwide Middle for Lacking and Exploited Kids {that a} particular account was importing photographs of kid rape and abuse. The corporate shut down the account and the case was handed on to Seattle Police.

Officers acquired a search warrant and seized Martin’s units, the place forensic analysts reportedly discovered a whole lot of information of kid sexual abuse.

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“Mr. Martin has a stunning and intensive prison historical past — with 15 convictions for intercourse crimes, together with 11 for indecent publicity,” stated U.S. Lawyer Nick Brown. “Throughout this prolonged jail time period, and the supervision that follows, I hope he will get the psychological well being therapy he wants to finish the cycle of recidivism.”

Martin has earlier convictions for third-degree youngster molestation in Pierce County, indecent publicity in King County and voyeurism in Clark County. His convictions date again to 2001.