Monday, 25 January 2010 01:21

Pioneer Man Gets 24 Years for Child Molestation

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slide1-pioneer_man_gets_24_years_for_child_molestation.pngAmador County – Pioneer resident Ted Lewis Girdner was sentenced this week to 24 years and 2 months in federal prison for molesting an 8-year-old girl. U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks handed down the sentence Tuesday in Reno, including an order that Girdner be on lifetime supervision once released. Official records list Girdner’s residence as Jackson. Girdner was initially arrested in July of 2009 after the Helena Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Montana notified the Amador County Sheriff’s Department that a man in this jurisdiction was exchanging child pornography via the Internet. On July 21, a federal search warrant was obtained and physical evidence supporting this charge was discovered at Girdner’s residence. Girdner subsequently admitted to molesting the child in Reno and transmitting the images via the Internet. Girdner plead guilty on October 15, 2009 to production of child pornography. He admitted to coercing the girl to undress and engage in sexually explicit conduct. Girdner has no prior criminal convictions. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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