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Vermont pedophile, 48, whose 60-day sentence for sexually abusing a six-year-old girl sparked outcry is jailed for 10 years in prison for possession of child porn

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;362727&semi;">Mark Hulett&comma; 48&comma; has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography <&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;362727&semi;">In a previous ruling Hulett received a 60-day sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual assault and lewd and lascivious conduct with a child for abusing a girl over a span of four years beginning when she was  six years old <&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;362727&semi;">The lenient sentence caused outrage is jailed for 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child porn<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;362727&semi;">Mark Hulett pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography after being arrested as part of &&num;8216&semi;Operation Bada-Bing&&num;8217&semi; last year<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;362727&semi;">Investigators found 2&comma;200 images of child pornography on his devices <&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;362727&semi;">In 2006&comma; Judge Edward Cashman sent Hulett away for two months after admitting to sexually abusing a child for four years<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;362727&semi;">Judge Cashman said because Hulett wasn&&num;8217&semi;t eligible for sex offender treatment in prison&comma; the best way to ensure public safety was to free him so he could get treatment <&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;362727&semi;">After rules were changed so Hulett could receive in-prison treatment&comma; Cashman re-sentenced Hulett to three to 10 years<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><img class&equals;" wp-image-340843 alignleft" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;01&sol;Mark-Hulett-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Mark Hulett 1" width&equals;"209" height&equals;"256" &sol;>A Vermont pedophile whose previous 60-day sentence for sexually abusing a young girl caused a public outcry has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Mark Hulett&comma; &lbrack;photo&comma; left&rsqb;&comma; of Ferrisburgh&comma; was sentenced in federal court on Thursday&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Chief US District Judge Geoffrey W&period; Crawford also ordered Hulett to serve a ten-year term of supervised release&comma; and to pay a &dollar;100 special assessment&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to court records&comma; the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children&comma; which reported that a file depicting child pornography had been uploaded to an Internet search engine&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Subsequent investigation revealed that the file had been uploaded from Hulett’s home in Ferrisburgh&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;On May 14 last year&comma; members police executed a search warrant at his residence and recovered Hulett’s computer and phone&comma; which turned out to contain 2&comma;200 images depicting children in sexual situations&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Under questioning&comma; Hulett said he had visited a &&num;8216&semi;nudism website&comma;&&num;8217&semi; according to an affidavit&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Hulett was among eight men who were arrested at the time as part of &&num;8216&semi;Operation Bada-Bing&&num;8217&semi; that was carried out by multiple federal and state agencies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"splitLeft">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mobile-gallery-icon"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-340842" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;01&sol;Judge-Edward-Cashman-left-and-Mark-Hulett-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Judge Edward Cashman &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; and Mark Hulett 1" width&equals;"882" height&equals;"640" &sol;>Vermont Judge Edward Cashman &lbrack;left&rsqb; in 2006 sparked public outrage when he sentenced admitted pedophile Mark Hulett &lbrack;right&rsqb;&comma; to just 60 days in prison for sexually abusing a six-year-old girl for four years<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">In August 2019&comma; Hulett accepted a plea deal under which he faced up to 20 years in prison&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In a previous case&comma; Hulett pled guilty to aggravated sexual assault and lewd and lascivious conduct with a child for abusing a girl over a span of four years beginning when she was  six years old&period; In 2006 he was sentenced by Vermont judge Judge Edward Cashman&comma; to just 60 days&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Hulett wasn&&num;8217&semi;t eligible for sex offender treatment in prison because the Corrections Department concluded that he was not likely to re-offend&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Cashman&&num;8217&semi;s initial ruling sparked widespread condemnation and calls for his removal from the bench&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The judge explained the sentence by saying the best way to ensure public safety was to remove him from prison&comma; so he could receive treatment&period; A lengthy prison term without treatment could turn him into a more dangerous offender&comma; he said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;After rules were changed so Hulett could receive in-prison treatment&comma; Cashman re-sentenced him to three to 10 years&comma; and he ended up serving five years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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