Former Teacher and Tutor Convicted of Child Pornography
A federal jury yesterday convicted Marlin Lee Gougher, a former substitute teacher in the Temecula School District and private tutor, of three counts of distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography.
Gougher possessed two laptop computers with over 300 videos of child pornography, some of which depicted children as young as four years of age. The FBI executed the search warrant of his Oceanside apartment in January 2013.
Gougher, who elected to appear in court wearing a prison-issued orange jumpsuit, testified on his own behalf. However, all of the testimony was stricken by United States District Court Judge William Q. Hayes as being non-responsive to any question posed.
The jury delivered a guilty verdict, and the defendant now faces a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment with a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years and a lifetime of supervised release for each of the three counts.
“The jury has recognized the defendant for who he is – every parent’s nightmare,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Alana W. Robinson. “This trusted teacher and tutor with direct access to children was exploiting young victims in the worst way.
Marlin Lee Gougher, a 59-year-old resident of Oceanside, California, was convicted of distribution and receipt of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, as well as possession of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Mandatory Facts: Defendant Marlin Lee Gougher, 59, of Oceanside, California, was convicted of three counts of distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography on September 21, 2017. The charges include distribution and receipt of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, with a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment and a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years, and possession of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, with a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment. The FBI executed a search warrant on Gougher’s apartment in January 2013, finding over 300 videos of child pornography on two laptop computers.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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