Sherman said he researched other Franklin County cases with similar charges and that 83% of those cases did not result in a prison sentence. In motions filed prior to Thursday’s hearing, Terry Sherman, Davis’ attorney, had argued that Davis did not deserve a prison term. “He objectifies these abused children by referring to them as ‘it’ and his crime as ‘collecting,’ comparing it to collecting toys, comic books and coins,” prosecutors wrote. Prosecutors also said Davis lacked true remorse for the “thousands of felonies” he committed. The prosecutors said Davis possessed nearly 16,000 images of child pornography on his electronic devices, calling it “extreme” and making the case “among the most serious.” ![]() “You chose to support an industry that re-victimized these children over and over for years.” “These are victims who were groomed and abused for years to get them to participate in these acts,” Phipps said. She said Davis’ concern throughout the case has been for himself rather than the children who are victims, adding that she’s troubled with how Davis referred to the children in the pornographic images as objects. In imposing the sentence, Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Karen Held Phipps condemned Davis and called the facts of the case “horrendous.” One of the four convictions is subject to an indefinite sentencing range of four to six years, which means it will be up to the Ohio Parole Board whether Davis would continue to serve time after the minimum four years in prison.ĭavis also must register as a sex offender every 180 days for the next 25 years. 30.īut Davis’ sentencing had been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. ![]() He had entered guilty pleas to the counts, which involved pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, on Jan. ![]() Former WBNS-TV (Channel 10) meteorologist Mike Davis was sentenced Thursday to four to six years in prison.ĭavis, 60, was sentenced on four convictions related to possession of child pornography.
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