A 34-year old Marengo man learned today that child pornography has freedom limiting effects. Michael Hartman was sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the Class 3 felony offense of Unlawful Possession of Child Pornography following a sentencing hearing,
The Marengo Police Department found the child pornography on the defendant's computer which was located in the defendant's residence. McHenry County State's Attorney Louis A. Bianchi made the announcement following the hearing today.
Hartman is reported to have been involved with two prior offenses of Child Pornography which occurred in Kane County in 2004. He was sentenced to three years in the Department of corrections for the second of those offenses.
Detective Brian Christian of the Marengo Police Department investigated the case and it was prosecuted for the McHenry County State's Attorney's office by Assistant State's Attorney Ryan Blackney.
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