A 50-year-old New Westminster man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after he was found guilty of charges related to the possession and distribution of child pornography in February.
Steven Keith Roth was found guilty of one count of importing, distributing, selling or possessing for the purposes of distribution or sale of child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography following a trial in February.
The charges stem from a four-month investigation by the New Westminster Police Department, which began in March 2013. Roth was officially charged in August of the same year. He was released on bail with a laundry list of conditions, including no contact with children under the age of 16.
After he was found guilty on Feb. 23 of this year, Roth was sentenced to 18 months in prison for possession of child pornography and 15 months for the distribution of child pornography. Both prison sentences will run concurrently, according to a media release from New Westminster police.
When Roth is released, he will be on probation for three years, during which time he’ll once again have to abide by a number of conditions imposed by the courts, the release stated.
New Westminster police would not comment further on this case.
