Paxton man gets decade in prison in BPD, FBI child porn case

Posted on December 3, 2018
32-year old Kenneth Slater of Paxton received 10 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. (Thinkstock)

 

By Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington Police and FBI probe into child pornography ends in a federal prison sentence for a Ford County man.

A federal judge sentenced 32-year old Kenneth Slater of Paxton to 10 years in prison for his guilty plea to receiving and possessing child pornography.

Authorities arrested Slater last January in Paxton and a grand jury indicted him on the charges a month later.

The judge also ordered Slater to pay a $6,000 restitution to two victims.

Slater pleaded guilty to the charges in July. The U.S. Attorney’s office said the case was part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide effort launched in 2006 to combat sexual exploitation and abuse of children.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at howard.packowitz.com 

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