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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Baton Rouge man who pleaded guilty to possession of 565 images of child pornography, including those that depicted prepubescent children, was sentenced Wednesday to nearly five years in federal prison. James S. Burland, 70, who pleaded guilty last November , will also be required to serve five years of supervised release, pay $5,000 and register as a sex offender.
In announcing his sentence, the federal court described Burland's conduct as "serious and troubling." He was first identified after uploading a file containing an image of child pornography to his internet-based cloud storage account. Overall, Burland was found to possess 565 images of child pornography, including images of prepubescent children and minors younger than 12.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice..
