Post by Logan on Mar 28, 2016 23:01:14 GMT -6
FARGO – A former UND department chairman facing federal child pornography charges pleaded guilty Monday.
Robert William Beattie, 56, was charged in federal court last August with one count of receipt and distribution of materials containing child pornography and two counts of possession of materials containing child pornography.
But through a plea deal Beattie signed Feb. 2, he pleaded guilty to the first charge and one of the possession of materials charges Monday in federal court in Fargo. The other possession charge will be dismissed at sentencing, according to the plea deal.
Beattie faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison and $500,000, but prosecution "will recommend a sentence at the low end" of sentencing guidelines, the plea deal states. He does have a five year mandatory minimum sentence for receipt and distribution of materials containing child pornography, though.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/3996677-former-und-chair-pleads-guilty-child-porn-case
Robert William Beattie, 56, was charged in federal court last August with one count of receipt and distribution of materials containing child pornography and two counts of possession of materials containing child pornography.
But through a plea deal Beattie signed Feb. 2, he pleaded guilty to the first charge and one of the possession of materials charges Monday in federal court in Fargo. The other possession charge will be dismissed at sentencing, according to the plea deal.
Beattie faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison and $500,000, but prosecution "will recommend a sentence at the low end" of sentencing guidelines, the plea deal states. He does have a five year mandatory minimum sentence for receipt and distribution of materials containing child pornography, though.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/3996677-former-und-chair-pleads-guilty-child-porn-case