BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A Tioga truck driver has been sentenced to five years in prison for possession of child pornography and attempting to arrange sex with underage girls.
Aaron Collins previously pleaded guilty to both charges. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland sentenced Collins on Thursday. He will have to register as a sex offender and serve 10 years of supervised release.
The Bismarck Triune reports Collins told the judge he had been hanging out some "very bad people" in Tioga.
Hovland said one can hang around unsavory people without downloading hundreds of photos and dozens of videos depicting underage girls committing sexual acts.
A scan of a computer and phone belonging to Collins revealed more than 250 photos and about 40 videos of girls who were 12-year-old and younger.