Kapolei man to be sentenced in September over child porn

A Kapolei man pleaded no contest Wednesday to child abuse charges after images of child pornography were discovered on his six computers, the attorney general’s office said.

David Sisombath is scheduled to be sentenced in Circuit Court on Sept. 15 before Judge Shirley M. Kawamura.

He pleaded no contest to six counts of second-degree promoting child abuse and one count of third-degree promoting child abuse.

Promoting child abuse in the second degree is a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and promoting child abuse in the third degree is a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

The attorney general’s office has said the crimes were committed between September and October 2013.

Sisombath was indicted by an Oahu grand jury in October.

A search of six computers and hard drives at Sisombath’s home uncovered 219 images and 155 videos of child pornography, the attorney general’s office said. Forty-four of the files showed children under the age of 12 engaged in sexual conduct.

The attorney general’s office said Sisombath shared the images and videos over a peer-to-peer file-sharing network.

Attorney General Doug Chin said in a news release, “Child pornography is child abuse. Victims of child pornography are abused when the images are first taken and they are abused again each and every time these horrendous images are viewed. Our department will continue to investigate and prosecute anyone who possesses or disseminates child pornography.”