Seymour man faces sentencing for child porn

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Seymour man is facing sentencing for possessing child pornography.

Joseph Calvin Laughner is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Haven.

Federal prosecutors say Laughner used a peer-to-peer file sharing program to download images of child pornography. On Dec. 7, 2009, agents with the Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force and officials with the Naugatuck Police Department searched Laughner's residence and seized three computers and computer-related items.

Authorities say forensic analysis of the items seized revealed more than 300 images and 22 videos of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Laughner's attorney is seeking two years home confinement, saying Laughner was sexually abused as a child and now understands he was contributing to the ongoing victimization of abused children.