Monday, May 12, 2008

Probation for Child Porn

Shameful.

Most child pornography cases result in jail or prison time, but a Madison man who everybody agreed has a good chance of rehabilitation escaped that Monday when he was put on probation for six years.

Brian Riha, who at the time was residing in Sun Prairie, was arrested late last year after a break-up with his girlfriend. As she was going through various CDs and DVDs to take her own with her when she left the home, she discovered child pornography on several discs and informed police of her discovery.

Riha was subsequently arrested and charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, counts which can carry a maximum sentence of up to 25 years in prison and have a presumptive minimum sentence of three years behind bars.

But neither a pre-sentence report prepared by the Department of Corrections nor a psychological report prepared by Dr. Patricia Coffey recommended that Riha be incarcerated.

(1) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1933 hrs
Culture + Law + Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. Great article, well written. Thank you, this will surely help.

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