On May 11, 2009, Mitchell Brokob of western New York was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on child pornography charges. Brokob was already serving 25 years to life in prison for the kidnapping and sexually assault of a 12-year-old girl in North Tonawanda, New York, in March of 2008. The 42-year-old Brokob's federal sentence was part of a plea deal with prosecutors that will see him spend the majority of his sentences in a federal prison, rather than a state facility.The Buffalo News: Kidnapper of NT girl gets... WCAX.com (Vermont): Kidnapper gets 20 years for child porn
The Investigation
According to reports, the 12-year-old girl Mitchell Brokob was accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting managed to escape from the abandoned home where she was being held by climbing out of a window. A subsequent investigation involved authorities asking area residents for DNA samples. Brokob's sample matched that of the abductor, and he was taken into custody and later convicted in connection with the attack. Authorities later found child pornography on Brokob's computer; federal charges were then brought against him.The Buffalo News: Kidnapper of NT girl gets... WCAX.com (Vermont): Kidnapper gets 20 years for child porn
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Sentenced to 20 years behind bars on federal child pornography charges in May 2009
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Sentence was part of a plea deal
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Was already serving a 25 years-to-life sentence for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girlWCAX.com (Vermont): Kidnapper gets 20 years for child porn
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Convicted of abducting the girl at knife point as she was walking to school on the morning of March 20, 2008WCAX.com (Vermont): Kidnapper gets 20 years for child porn
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Police say Brokob held the girl in a vacant house for several hours
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The girl managed to escape and authorities were called
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The May 2009 plea deal meant the girl would not have to testify at Brokob's state trialThe Buffalo News: Kidnapper of NT girl gets...
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