Hampden Maine Man Gets 10 Years For Possession Of Child Porn

A Hampden repeat offender is going to prison for 10 years on child porn charges.

Police Were Alerted to Maine Man's Activities By the Application, Bing

Michael King, 67, of Hampden, is sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $41,000 in restitution. King pleaded guilty in a Bangor courtroom on October 30, 2024.

In November 2022, a cybertip was sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children from the online application Bing, stating that a user had uploaded a sexually explicit image of a child. The user's IP address was traced to Michael King of Hampden.

Investigators Found Hundreds of Explicit Images of Children on Maine Man's Computer

In May 2023, Maine State Police and Homeland Security investigators executed a search warrant at King's home. U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine Craig Wolff says Mr. King allegedly admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material and using the Bing application to copy images and videos. On that computer, the agents found hundreds of images depicting child sexual abuse, many of young children.

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Michael King is a repeat offender, having been convicted of a similar offense in 2017 in Penobscot County Superior Court.

If You Know of a Child Being Abused or Exploited, Report It to Authorities

Anyone with information about the sexual abuse and/or exploitation of children is to report it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or by leaving a cybertip online.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted or abused, you can get help by calling the free, private, 24-hour statewide sexual assault helpline at 1-800-871-7741.