WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they will recommend a 20-year prison sentence for a Kansas man who’s pleaded guilty to collecting images and videos of child pornography.
The Wichita Eagle reports 47-year-old James Paul Bettes of Wichita has pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.
According to a news release from U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, a Wichita police detective last year downloaded child porn that Bettes was distributing over a peer-to-peer network. Authorities say they were able to trace it to Bettes.
Grissom says Bettes had been collecting child porn since 1995 using a computer, external drives and other devices to store it.
His sentencing is scheduled for April 9.