A New York man was sentenced March 21 to 262 months \u2014 almost 22 years \u2014 in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography. Prosecutors said that the man, Kenneth Burghardt, was released from prison on similar charges just seven months ago.<\/p>\n
Court documents show that Burghardt served 87 months in prison previously, after he pleaded guilty to charges of attempted receipt of child pornography. After serving his time, Burghardt was placed on probation and prohibited from having a computer or cell phone in his possession, records show.<\/p>\n
According to prosecutors, during a routine visit to Burghardt\u2019s home, his probation officer heard a cell phone ringing. Burghardt claimed that it was just a kitchen timer, but when the phone rang a second time, the probation officer demanded to see it and confiscated it, prosecutors said. When probation officers searched the phone, they found 28 video files and 1,437 images depicting child pornography, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A New York man was sentenced March 21 to 262 months \u2014 almost 22 years \u2014 in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography. Prosecutors said that the man, Kenneth Burghardt, was released from prison on similar charges just…<\/span><\/p>\n