A Wayne man has pleaded guilty to four charges of sex crimes involving juveniles.
Timothy J. Bennett, 40, was transported from the jail Friday to the courtroom of Wood County Common Pleas Judge Joel Kuhlman.
He pleaded guilty to illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance; two counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person; and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.
Wood County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Morgan Spitler said the Wood County Sheriff’s Office received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force that child porn had been sent to a Yahoo address belonging to Bennett.
When officers searched his Pemberville Road home they found 20-30 videos and images of child porn he had received, saved or sent out, she said.
Spitler said Bennett admitted to creating and using the Yahoo address to save inappropriate images, taking and sending a nude picture of a family friend, and sharing nude pictures of himself with young girls.
Kuhlman said he could impose a sentence of up to eight years for each of the first three charges and up to 18 months for the disseminating charge.
If served consecutively, the minimum total would be 25.5 years in prison, he said.
Sentencing was scheduled for June 22.
Bennett will have to register as a Tier II sex offender, which will require him to register every 180 days for 25 years
