McGlown, who had been living in the township while attending the University of Cincinnati, earned an aerospace engineering degree from the school in 2010 and was close to completing his master’s degree in that field, court documents show. He pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography on Nov. 20, 2013.
The charge was the result of a 2012 FBI investigation initiated when an agent discovered McGlown’s Internet Protocol — or IP address — via a peer-to-peer website, court documents show.
Agents searched McGlown’s home and recovered his computers and other electronic equipment. The system showed that the application had been actively running for approximately eight hours.
Further investigation confirmed that McGlown had collected more than 600 images of child pornography, including numerous images or video files showing children younger than 12 years old engaging in various sex acts, including acts considered violent or sadistic, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Although McGlown at first declined to be interviewed by law enforcement, he eventually admitted he had participated in the illegal activity and that he had collected the images found on his computer, court documents show.
Chief U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott sentenced McGlown on Tuesday to five years months in prison, the mandatory minimum sentence for his offense, instead of a 12-year-7-month term recommended in a pre-sentence report.
Two counts of Activities: Re Material Constituting/Containing Child Pornography were dismissed upon motion of the government.
McGlown also was sentenced to 20 years of court supervision following his prison sentence. While under court supervision, he must register as a sex offender anywhere that he lives, works or attends school.
Defense attorney Peter Rosenwald, McGlown’s attorney, said the five-year sentence was sufficient for somebody who had no prior criminal record and was not engaged in criminal activity that hurt others.
“This was just some poor fellow who was caught up in a federal investigation,” Rosenwald said. “I’m not saying child pornography is correct and that he was correct in doing it, but … the person we really want to go after are the producers and distributors, those that actually abuse the children. He’s not actually one of those people.”
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