Fifteen-year sentence for Bakersfield man who received child pornography
By BREAKING NEWS BLOG
Alfredo Hernandez Jr., 37, of Bakersfield, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for receiving child pornography.
Hernandez will be required to register as a sex offender and serve a lifetime term of supervised release during which his access to computers, the Internet, and minors will be restricted.
According to court documents, between June 1 and October 1, 2011, Hernandez received still and video images depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Hernandez also admitted that he had engaged in a pattern of activity involving the sexual exploitation of one or more minors.
- Office of U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner, Eastern District of California






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