Warminster man sentenced to 20 years for child pornography offenses

ByPennsylvania Courts DailyDec 5, 20250 comments2 views

Michael Hochman, 52, of Warminster, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release for downloading and collecting thousands of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse.



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