A former fifth-grade teacher in Pahrump, Nev., has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for receiving child pornography over the Internet as a result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Michael Gogerty, 41, who pleaded guilty to the charges in February, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Robert Jones to 97 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervision. Until his arrest last year, Gogerty was employed at Hafen Elementary School in the Nye County School District.
During a subsequent consensual search of Gogerty's home, investigators discovered numerous images and video files containing child pornography on his computer. A forensic analysis revealed Gogerty possessed more than 60,000 images containing child pornography, including some depicting sadistic and masochistic conduct and minors under 12. The court took those factors into consideration in determining Gogerty's sentence.
