On Friday, David Allen Blaisdell, 52, was sentenced by a Federal Judge to six and a half years in prison for possession of child pornography.In January of 2006, CMPD arrested and charged Blaisdell with second degree sexual exploitation of a child. In September 2006, the state charge turned to a federal charge of possession of child pornography.
According to the federal case documents, Blaisdell was in possession of over 600 pornographic images of children under the age of 12.
Blaisdell admitted guilt and entered into a plea agreement. He will serve 6 1/2 years in prison. After he is released from prison, he will be on supervised release for 10 years. In addition, he will have to register as a sex offender.
Case Documents: Bill of Information - Plea Agreement - DOJ Sentencing Press Release