A Perrysburg man found guilty of pandering is going to prison.
Mark Amendola, 61, appeared May 23 in the courtroom of Wood County Common Pleas Judge Matt Reger.
Amendola in March pleaded guilty to one count of pandering obscenity involving a minor, with the understanding the remaining three identical charges would be dismissed at sentencing.
He said at that time he thought the images he downloaded were fake. He admitted there were nude photos, but they did not include sexual acts.
On July 8, Perrysburg Township police received a cyber tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force that a known and traceable child pornography image had been downloaded at a Perrysburg home.
A search warrant was conducted at Amendola’s home in September and a computer and storage devices were seized.
Once examined, officers found more than 1,900 images of child porn.
Reger imposed a definite prison term of four years and an indefinite term of six years at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Amendola was classified as a Tier II sex offender, which will require him to register every 180 days for 25 years.
His HP computer and Kindle Fire that were seized were forfeited to the Perrysburg Township Police Department.
