A man who possessed hundreds of images of child pornography was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in prison.
Patrick Wayne Martin, 38, of Vancouver pleaded guilty May 29 in Clark County Superior Court to three counts of first-degree possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He faced three additional counts before reaching a plea deal with the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
In July 2018, the Vancouver Police Department Digital Evidence Cybercrime Unit began investigating Martin, a registered sex offender who was previously convicted for similar crimes, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Martin had failed a scheduled polygraph test and admitted to unauthorized internet use, the affidavit said.
A state Department of Corrections case officer located a flash drive and memory card on Martin as he was being arrested on suspicion of conditional release violations, according to the affidavit. Later, a Vancouver police detective also accessed a computer and cellphone through a search warrant, the affidavit said.