According to a news release from court officials, Telford Cruikshank Jr., 42, of Clay, was sentenced Thursday in Federal Court to 24 months in prison, followed by a 15 year term of supervised release. Cruikshank previously pleaded guilty on May 18 and admitted that he possessed child pornography.

According to court records, Cruikshank searched for and downloaded child pornography from the internet using a computer located at his business in Clay. In March 2006, Cruikshank paid for access to two illegal Web sites hosting child pornography.

During the course of his subscription to the child pornography Web sites, Cruikshank knowingly received and possessed hundreds of images of child pornography. These images were later found on Cruikshank’s computer during the execution of a search warrant at his business. Many of the images, depicting prepubescent children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, contain known children who have been identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the news release

In an unrelated case, Chad Nesselrotte, 29, of Leivasy, was sentenced to 30 months in prison to be followed by a 15 year term of supervised release for possessing child pornography. Nesselrotte pleaded guilty to the charge on April 7.

Nesselrotte searched for and downloaded child pornography from the internet using a computer located at his residence in Nicholas County. Beginning in January 2006, Nesselrotte paid for access to an illegal Web site hosting child pornography. During the execution of a search warrant, law enforcement officers found hundreds of images of child pornography on Nesselrotte’s computer which he downloaded from various illegal websites.

Many of those images depict known children who have been identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The images depict prepubescent children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including sexual intercourse, according to court records.

The Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted both investigation.