Austin man sentenced to five-years probation, $2,000 fine in child porn case

Published 9:49 am Saturday, February 27, 2010

An Austin man accused of possessing child pornography on a computer was sentenced to five-years probation Friday and will pay roughly $2,000 in court fines.

David Allen Wiseman, 54, of 507 Eighth St. NE, previously pleaded guilty to two felony counts of possessing pornographic material in September.

According to a court complaint, Wiseman’s home was searched April 9 by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension after the department received a tip, spokeswoman Janell Rasmussen said. Who made the tip and when it was received was not made public.

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The search uncovered 96 image files and five videos of minors performing sexual acts, according to the complaint.

His computers were seized, and Wiseman admitted to downloading the material from a file sharing Web site called BearShare.

Wiseman was originally charged June 26.