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- Age at time of sentencing: 50KERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)
- Hometown: Bakersfield, CaliforniaKERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)
- Used Limewire to share imagesKERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)
- Arrested on August 15, 2008KERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)
- Plead guilty on December 1, 2008KERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)
- Computer contained over 2,000 images and over 200 videos of child pornographyKERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)
- Images described by the court as "alien, inhumane and despicable"KERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)
- Sentenced on May 12, 2009KERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)
- To serve 17.5 years in prisonKERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)
- Will be court supervised for 10 years following releaseKERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)
- Registered as a sex offender for the remainder of his lifeKERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)
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Michael Hollis was sentenced to over 17 years in prison for his role in receiving and sharing child pornography over the Internet. Hollis will also have 10 years of supervision after release and must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.Bakersfield Now: Man sentenced for 'inhumane' child pornography (May 12, 2009)
The Investigation
The investigation began when FBI offices in Bakersfield received information from other branch offices in Texas, Oklahoma and New Jersey indicating that Hollis was sharing child pornography online. On August 15, 2008, officers served a search warrant at Hollis' home and after finding some evidence of his involvement in child pornography, placed him under arrest. During the investigation of his computer it was found that Hollis used Limewire, part of the gnutella peer-to-peer network, as well as another program called Bitlord to download and share the pornographic images.Bakersfield Now: Man sentenced for 'inhumane' child pornography (May 12, 2009) KERO Bakersfield: Local Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years... (May 13, 2009)