WARREN, Ohio – A 65-year-old U.S. man with a flowing white beard who often told neighbourhood children he was Santa Claus has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for having child pornography on his computer.
A judge in Ohio sentenced William F. Brock Sr. on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to 35 child porn charges.
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Prosecutors say evidence found on Brock’s computer included videos showing rapes being committed against an 8-year-old girl by his girlfriend in 2012.
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The girlfriend was sentenced in September to 25 years in prison for raping two children and having sexually explicit images on a cellphone.
A prosecutor says there’s no evidence Brock sexually assaulted children.
Brock declined to comment in court.
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