Man sentenced to life in prison for child pornography

Sentenced will be appealed and very likely declared excessive and set aside, so why go nuts with such a sentence in the first place?

6-27-2008 Illinois:

Man is first central Illinois person to receive life in prison under act

PEORIA -- A Peoria man is the first person in central Illinois to be sentenced to life in prison under a federal child sexual exploitation act.

A judge sentenced 30-year-old Justin Rosenbohm to life in prison without parole plus ten years Friday morning.

Police arrested Rosenbohm in 2007 after discovering pornograhic images of an 11-year-old and an 18-month-old on his computer.

Rosenbohm lived with the victim’s family.

Under the 2006 Adam Walsh Act, if a defendant is convicted of a federal sex offense with a minor and has a prior conviction on the same charges, a life sentence is mandatory.

Rosenbohm was previously convicted in 2001 for possession of child porn and for having sexual contact with a seven-year-old.

Members of the Peoria Police Department, FBI and Central Illinois Cybercrime Unit say this sentence should send a strong message to pedophiles and one less predator is off the streets.

“The victims are real Peoria children and the fact that this gentleman will not be getting out of prison for probably the rest of his life means there are many potential Peoria kids who won't be victims now. I think it's a real success for us in the criminal enforcement field,” said Peoria Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard.

Rosenbohm received an additional ten years in prison because he was a registered sex offender when he was convicted on the most recent charges. ..News Source.. by Blake Long