Butte County man sentenced to prison for possessing child porn 

ARCO — A 30-year-old Butte County man was sentenced to 10 years successful situation for possessing kid porn. 

Theodore Scott Morin was charged pinch 5 counts of possessing kid sexually exploitative worldly past twelvemonth successful September. 

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Morin pleaded blameworthy to 2 counts of intersexual exploitation of a child. He signed a plea statement which yet dismissed immoderate of nan charges, tribunal records show. 

During his sentencing that happened earlier successful June, Deputy Attorney General Ken Robins recommended that Morin person a ten-year situation condemnation pinch 3 years fixed and 7 years indeterminate, according to a news merchandise from nan Office of nan Attorney General. 

Judge Darren Simpson agreed pinch nan state’s proposal and ordered Morin to service 3 years fixed and 7 years indeterminate. Morin will person to besides registry arsenic a activity offender, nan merchandise said. 

“No prison sentence could ever reconstruct nan puerility innocence stolen from these young victims,” said Attorney General Raúl Labrador successful nan release. “But we will ever conflict to put predators and abusers down bars wherever they can’t harm another child.”

This lawsuit was investigated by nan Attorney General’s ICAC Unit.

Background

A detective from nan Idaho Attorney General’s Office stated that connected Sept. 12, an IP reside linked to a trailer location successful Arco connected to a web known for hosting kid intersexual maltreatment material.

Detectives were capable to find aggregate folders of kid pornography videos connected to nan server that were titled pinch definitive intersexual position related to pedophilia. According to tribunal documents, detectives recovered 13 images showing children and infants arsenic young arsenic six months old, some girls and boys, being sexually abused and raped by adults.

After search nan IP reside to nan trailer location successful Arco, detectives conducted surveillance connected nan home. In nan process, they learned 3 men and 1 female lived there.

Detectives were besides capable to prime up a wifi-signal from nan location named “House of Horrors.”

On Sept. 28, a hunt warrant was executed connected nan spot aft detectives learned Morin lived connected nan spot successful a dark-colored van. Detectives interviewed Morin, who admitted utilizing an app to download images of kid intersexual maltreatment material.

While executing nan hunt warrant, forensic examiners recovered dozens much images and videos of kid pornography, including bestiality pinch children.

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office, Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations each assisted nan ICAC Unit pinch nan arrest.