Vancouver man gets 53 months in child porn case

A 23-year-old man who was found in possession of more than 200 images and videos of child pornography was sentenced Monday to 53 months in prison.

Dakota J. McGee of Vancouver previously pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to three counts of first-degree possessing depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. In exchange for his guilty plea, one count of first-degree dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct was dismissed.

Court records show that the Vancouver Police Department’s Digital Evidence Cybercrime Unit and the FBI in Rochester, N.Y., learned that someone in Vancouver was using a peer-to-peer file-sharing network to view and distribute child pornography.

Investigators downloaded multiple images and videos depicting prepubescent girls engaged in sexual conduct from the suspect’s computer. The internet address was later traced to McGee, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Officers served a search warrant at his residence and seized his laptop, which contained about 200 images and 30 videos of child pornography, the affidavit said. McGee admitted to viewing and downloading the material, court records said.

In addition to his sentence, McGee will serve 36 months of community custody and must register as a sex offender. He was given credit for 39 days in custody.