Michael Howie

SOUTH BEND — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Ron Deming, 38, of LaPorte to 228 months in prison for crimes involving child pornography, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana Judge Damon Leichty delivered the sentence after a jury convicted Deming on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. Deming must also serve 10 years of supervised release and pay $148,500 in restitution to victims, along with a $25 assessment under the Amy Vicky and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018.

Court documents showed Deming possessed over 30,000 images and more than 400 videos depicting child sexual abuse material.

"Each of those many images and videos shows a child suffering h

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