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Jul. 19, 2008
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Former brothel owner gets 15 years in child porn case

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A former Nevada brothel owner has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his conviction on two child pornography charges in Wyoming.

David Burgess was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court for possessing and transporting child pornography.

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    • U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson also sentenced the 55-year-old Hells Angel motorcycle club member to 10 years of supervision upon his release, lifetime registration as a sex offender and a fine of $20,000.

    Investigators found two hard drives containing thousands of images of child pornography in Burgess' motor home after a traffic stop last summer in western Wyoming. A jury convicted Burgess in April on both charges against him.

    Burgess' attorney says he will appeal the case.

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    ET wrote on July 19, 2008 06:55 PM: Leave the kids alone, plenty of women on the planet, Earth, fools.


    J Doyle wrote on July 19, 2008 08:37 AM: There has to be more to this story. I am happy to see a pedophile off the streets. But what during a traffic stop would make them interested in confiscating and reviewing two hard drives? (I am sure they did not have the hardware in the cruisers to make this discovery on scene.) Again glad to see this guy locked up - but concerned over civil liberties.