Man gets 14-year combined sentence for child porn, molestation
SEATTLE - A federal judge sentenced a Monroe man to 100 months in prison for distribution of child pornography, to be served after he completes a 67-month sentence in state prison for child molestation.
The consecutive sentences mean that Blayne T. Hulbert, 22, of Monroe will serve a total of nearly 14 years in prison for both crimes. He almost must register as a sex offender after his release from prison and undergo federal supervision for life.
The federal sentence for child porn was handed down Friday by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour, a few weeks after Hulbert was sentenced in Snohomish County Superior Court on the child molestation charge.
U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan said the federal investigation began separately from the state case when Hulbert was identified trading child pornography on a website hosted in Russia.
When he was arrested on Nov. 8, 2011, Hulbert informed federal agents that he was already under investigation for molesting a young relative.
In May 2012, Hulbert pleaded guilty to the federal charge, and in August 2012, he was sentenced to 67 months in state prison for child molestation.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, his federal sentence begins when the state sentence has been completed, meaning Hulbert is sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison.
In asking for the lengthy sentence, prosecutors noted that Hulbert had thousands of pictures of graphic and disturbing violence against children on his computer and storage devices.
“Hulbert’s actions contributed to the demand for these horrific images of abuse," prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo. "Every participant in the chain - producer, distributor, consumer - sustains the market for these images, and each victim, whether identified or not, suffers not only when an image of him or her is created, but each and every time an image of him or her is viewed and traded."
The consecutive sentences mean that Blayne T. Hulbert, 22, of Monroe will serve a total of nearly 14 years in prison for both crimes. He almost must register as a sex offender after his release from prison and undergo federal supervision for life.
The federal sentence for child porn was handed down Friday by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour, a few weeks after Hulbert was sentenced in Snohomish County Superior Court on the child molestation charge.
U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan said the federal investigation began separately from the state case when Hulbert was identified trading child pornography on a website hosted in Russia.
When he was arrested on Nov. 8, 2011, Hulbert informed federal agents that he was already under investigation for molesting a young relative.
In May 2012, Hulbert pleaded guilty to the federal charge, and in August 2012, he was sentenced to 67 months in state prison for child molestation.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, his federal sentence begins when the state sentence has been completed, meaning Hulbert is sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison.
In asking for the lengthy sentence, prosecutors noted that Hulbert had thousands of pictures of graphic and disturbing violence against children on his computer and storage devices.
“Hulbert’s actions contributed to the demand for these horrific images of abuse," prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo. "Every participant in the chain - producer, distributor, consumer - sustains the market for these images, and each victim, whether identified or not, suffers not only when an image of him or her is created, but each and every time an image of him or her is viewed and traded."
IMO they should have their pee pees surgically removed & sent to prison for life. Pedos are not able to rehab. That is their sexual preference, children. They are messed up in the brain and they will forever continue to molest and sometimes even kill afterwards to hush the victim. There is no room in society for these perverts. I would just soon put them down.
 @alildifferent and you know this how?
Wait what? He gets 100 for some pics but only 67 for the act? Something is backwards here.
Still don't think that's enough. He's still getting off easy. I'm sure when he gets out, hell find a way to slip thru and do it all over again.
 @Zoso 167 months in prison as a sex offender isn't getting off easy.
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@fumblefacedolt it should be life and penis taken off.
When you molest a child, you damage them for life. Since so many re-offend, I do not understand why there is no mandatory life sentence.Â
 @WhatRJDid This is one area of the law that needs updating. Sentences for these types of crimes need to be much more harsh. I can't think of anything worse than child rape.Â
The only thing more sick than this child pornographer is the disgusting comments of hatred posted here by those who claim to be better.
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@Andrew Bush WE DON'T GO AROUND MOLESTING CHILDREN, WE ARE BETTER!
 @Andrew Bush If you think stating he should be castrated or spend life in prison makes those who comment here more sick than a child molester who had thousands of violent images of graphic child pornography, there may be something wrong with your sense of morality and justice. And I think that your post makes you worse than those who wish him ill, because you're judging the statements that they made to be worse actions than molestation, which is ridiculous.
Pretty sure those who are angry at this guy and his actions aren't the ones molesting kids and looking and, and therefore contributing to the profits and industry of, child porn, molestation, etc.
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Sex offenders like this have proven time and again that they can NOT be rehabilitated. I say, molest a child, rape a woman, whatever, you get castrated. Done. Is it harsh? You bet. is the above described behavior harsh? More so in my opinion.
Slime like him should get life sentences. They cannot be reformed and will only reoffend again.Â
If I ran the show i would work like this. Wanna keep your junk (not the porn, the wedding tackle) ok, life in prison. Dont wanna spend life in prison ok, Spend 20 Â years thinking about what you did and we'll castrate you and remove the urges permanently.
I would think the big news here is he only got 14 years for this - already being investigated for one charge and more charges come up? Who cares about the editing?
"He almost must register as a sex offender after his release from prison and undergo federal supervision for life." WTH?!!! ALMOST??? Looks like Komos stellar editing has not happened once again.
 @Robinsnest And they still haven't fixed it either.Â
@Robinsnest It's a good thing our brains are fascinating organs... when I read that initially, my brain automatically converted "almost" to "also", which I think is what was intended. I had to go back up to see that.