Reno man criticizes brother’s 14-year sentence on child porn charges
The Associated Press
RENO -- The brother of a 67-year-old Nevada man who was sentenced to 14 years in prison for possession of child pornography said Wednesday the punishment was harsher than the crime warrants.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jones sentenced Douglas Roth of Reno on Tuesday, saying he is a threat to society unable to overcome his "irresistible" urges to view images of children being sexually abused .
Brian Roth, a 65-year-old retired businessman in Fremont, Calif., said in an interview Wednesday that his brother deserved to be sent to prison but shouldn't serve more time than some convicted killers. He said he is suffering from liver and prostate cancer and mostly likely will die in prison.
