Pensacola man sentenced to 360 months for child porn

Norman L. Morin, 47, of Pensacola was sentenced last week to 360 months in federal prison for distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography.

According to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida Pamela C. Marsh, evidence at Morin’s sentencing established that between February 12, 2010, and March, 9, 2010,

Norman Morin used a peer to peer file sharing program and email, to receive and distribute child pornography over the internet.

A search of Morin’s Pensacola home in March 2010, disclosed that Morin was in possession of a computer, hard drive, and thumb drive containing over 3,000 images and over 300 videos of child pornography. A number of the images depicted children under the age of 12 and involved sado-masochistic conduct.

Marsh stated at the time of his arrest Norman Morin was on probation for two counts of Lewd and Lascivious Assault upon a Child Under the Age of Sixteen.

Following the sentencing Marsh praised the work of the Pensacola Police Department, the Keene New Hampshire Police Department, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the North Florida Internet Crimes against Children Task Force, whose joint investigation led to Morin’s conviction and sentence.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov