A man indicted in March on child pornography charges was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on Monday, according to federal court records.

U.S. District Court Judge Alan Johnson handed down the sentence to James Hibbler, on one count of distribution of child pornography, according to court records.

Hibbler was arrested in February.

U.S. District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl ordered him held without bond because of the weight of the evidence, a prior conviction involving child pornography, and the determination that he was a danger to the community, according to court records.

In March, a grand jury indicted him on two counts of possession of child pornography. He pleaded guilty in April to one of the counts, and the other count was dismissed at his sentencing.

Monday, Johnson ordered Hibbler to be placed on lifetime supervision and to register as a sex offender after his release.

Johnson also ordered Hibbler to have no contact with children under 18, not possess a computer unless authorized by a probation offer, not to access the internet without a filter device, not to send or receive pornographic images, not to visit chat rooms or blogs, and to participate in sex offender treatment.

Court documents do not indicate Hibbler's residence.

His sentencing date was originally set for June 23.

Federal and state governments regard child pornography as a crime of violence because the victims are often brutalized and cannot legally consent to sexual relations.

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