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Unusual porn case leads to 33-month sentence after rejected deal for shorter term

By Douglas A. Berman

As noted in this post from a few weeks ago, an unusual porn case from Indiana had prompted a federal district judge to reject a plea agreement that had called for a below-guideline sentence for a defendant who clearly has some mental issues.  As this new local article highlights, the case has now produced a sentence: A Hobart man who twice served time for killing animals now will spend nearly three years in federal prison for downloading images of people having sex with animals. Michael Bessigano likely will serve his sentence in a Boston-area facility for male offenders with mental problems. U.S. Judge Philip Simon on Tuesday sentenced Bessigano to 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release, a term at the low end of federal guidelines...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 13, 2009 (boomark / email).