Bearded Ohio man who told neighborhood children he was Santa Claus sentenced for child porn
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In this Feb. 6, 2014 photo, William F. Brock Sr., 65, listens to Judge Ronald Rice in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court in Warren, Ohio during his sentencing on 35 child pornography charges. Brock, who often told neighborhood children that he was Santa Claus, was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 to 20 years in prison. (AP Photo/Ed Runyon, The Vindicator) (The Associated Press)
A 65-year-old northeast Ohio man with a flowing white beard who often told neighborhood children he was Santa Claus has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for having child pornography on his computer.
A judge in Trumbull County sentenced Niles resident William F. Brock Sr. on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to 35 child porn charges.
Prosecutors say evidence found on Brock's computer included videos showing rapes being committed against an 8-year-old girl in nearby Austintown by his girlfriend in 2012.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The girlfriend was sentenced in September to 25 years in prison for raping two children and having sexually explicit images on a cellphone.
A prosecutor says there's no evidence Brock sexually assaulted children.
Brock declined to comment in court.