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Helena man sentenced to 40 years for sexual exploitation, child porn

Posted: Oct 12, 2012 11:25 PM by MTN News

Kevin Michael Sheldon of Helena, 51, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday to 480 months (40 years) in prison after being found guilty of sexual exploitation of minors and receipt of child pornography.

The US Attorney's Office states that because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that Sheldon will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court.

In the federal system, Sheldon does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for good behavior, but this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched in May 2006 by the U.S. Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Sheldon was also sentenced to lifetime supervised release.

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(December 2, 2011) Kevin Michael Sheldon of East Helena is behind bars after being charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of children.

If convicted, he faces up to 200 years in prison on each count.

According to court documents, Sheldon, 51, is registered as a Tier 1 sex offender in Montana.

The court documents claim that two young girls, ages 12 and 8, appeared in a video with Sheldon engaging in sexual conduct.

The alleged evidence was found on a media player which was confiscated by the girls' stepmother.

The recordings also allegedly showed the girls' younger brother.

Judge Mike Swingley gave Sheldon a $100,000 bond.

He also issed a "no contact" order with the alleged victims if Sheldon makes bail.

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