A State College man will face up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to distribution of child pornography, according to federal court documents.
Alexander Pringle, 33, was indicted Nov. 10 on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography and was placed on house arrest. He violated the terms of his house arrest in January and was ordered to be detained.
Pringle’s guilty plea was an admission to having 95,862 images of child pornography, according to PennLive.
Charges against Pringle stemmed from evidence that he distributed at least one image of minors — some younger than 12 years old — engaged in sexual acts between June 30, 2010, and April 29, 2011, according to court documents.
Pringle initially entered a not guilty plea, though a plea agreement was filed Aug. 29 in U.S. Middle District Court.
Pringle may be ordered to pay a $250,000 fine as a part of his sentence and must follow all sex offender registration requirements under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. He will also forfeit computer equipment.
The remaining charge of possession of child pornography against him will be dropped after sentencing.
Michelle Toombs, CEO of Marigold Library Systems explained that Marigold has outgrown their current space located along the Trans Canada Highway in Strathmore. Marigold is looking for a loan of about $3 million in order to build a new facility in Strathmore, which will have a joint space between Marigold and the Western Irrigation District.
The space would be a 20,000 square foot building with the WID located along Orchard Park Road.
“The WID will be a wonderful partner,” she said. There will be common areas and shared space in the industrial area of Strathmore.
“We are not asking the Town of Strathmore to give us money, we are asking the town to use its borrowing power to acquire and loan us up to $3 million. We are fully prepared to enter into a formal agreement for repayment,” said Toombs. They anticipate the loan payments could be kept down to $150,000, over a term of about 25 years, with the opportunity to make lump sums.
The total cost of the project is estimated to be $7.7 million.
Toombs explained that in Alberta due to the Libraries Act, they are unable to borrow money directly by themselves.
“Our staff is likely to grow a bit in the future as population grows in our region,” she said. She explained that the building project will provide employment in the area.
The local municipal library will benefit from the partnership as well, with daily deliveries and on-site meetings. “The relationship that we have with the Strathmore public library is two ways, we get a lot from them as well,” she said.
The decision to create a new facility was based on a two-year feasibility study conducted by Marigold Library System that came up with three options. The study recommended that they purchase property and build a new facility.
“We believe that there are advantages and benefits to the town of Strathmore if we are to stay in this location,” she said.
Toombs explained that there are lots of reasons why they would like their headquarters to remain in Strathmore, the largest reason being that 80 per cent of their staff live in town.
“They live here, they pay taxes, they support local businesses, spouses work here too,” she said.
Strathmore is also centrally located in the area. “We’ve been here for almost 37 years,” said Toombs.
The Crow Wing County Land Services Department will conduct a business electronics collection event 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Crow Wing County Landfill.
This is an opportunity for businesses to dispose of any old electronics. Items accepted include the following: computer equipment, CPUs, CDs/DVDs, monitors, memory, networking, printers, scanners, tape drives, computer equipment, circuit boards, integrated circuits, precious metal scrap, wire, cable, motor generators, duplication/copying equipment, banking equipment, bar code equipment, communication equipment, hospital/medical equipment, telephones and test/lab equipment.
Loose batteries will not be accepted at the collection event.
During the event, the landfill attendant will direct businesses to the collection site after the vehicle has been weighed. Equipment to be disposed will be unloaded and weighed and the vehicle will be directed back to the landfill office to be reweighed. Businesses will be provided with a bill at that time. The cost to dispose of business electronics is 30 cents per pound.
Billing for business/commercial will be accomplished through the landfill office and credit cards, cash or checks will be accepted. This fee is due the day of the event or within 30 days of receipt of invoice for those businesses that currently have a charge account at the landfill. If a business wishes to establish a charge account, it may contact the landfill office at 218-828-4392 prior to the event.
Local businesses that plan on participating in this event are encouraged to contact the solid waste office at 218-824-1290 so paperwork may be completed to expedite the wait time.
Government agencies eligible for state contract rates will be handled differently. They will be billed directly by Dynamic Recycling. Dynamic Recycling will verify the equipment and invoice the agency within two weeks of the drop-off, so no payment is required during the event.