GALVESTON, Texas – A 71-year-old Pearland resident has been sent back to prison for receipt and possession of child pornography, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Dan McClure pleaded guilty on May 17. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown sentenced McClure to 21 years and 10 months.
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During the hearing, evidence presented in court revealed that McClure has had a sexual interest in children since the late 1980s. It is believed that this led him to not only the sexual abuse of at least three minor females but he was also found to be collecting child pornography over the last two decades.
After his release, McClure will have to serve the rest of his life on supervised release. He will also have to comply with various requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the Internet. Additionally, he will be ordered to continually register as a sex offender.
An investigation began when authorities learned about a person who had uploaded a pornography image of a child. They determined the owner of the IP address associated with it was a registered sex offender living in Pearland identified as McClure.
A search warrant was executed at McClure’s home where authorities seized numerous devices, including one that had been hidden in the ceiling.
Examination revealed that two of the devices contained child pornography. Ultimately, investigators found a total of 831 images of child pornography, 736 of which had prepubescent minors. Approximately 100 included sadomasochistic activity.
(Sadomasochistic [ sey-doh-mas-uh-kis-tik, -maz-, sad-oh- ] - pertaining to or characterized by interaction, especially sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain. [Dictionary.com])
McClure will remain in custody and be transferred to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.