Federal prosecutors say a southern New Jersey man who possessed hundreds of child pornography images has been sentenced to nearly seven years in prison.

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William Burrows of Lacey also will have to serve five years of supervised release once he's released and register as a sex offender under the sentence handed down Monday. He also must pay $10,000 in restitution.

The 60-year-old Burrows had pleaded guilty to a complaint charging him with possession of child porn.

Prosecutors say that between March 2011 and April 2012, Burrows downloaded child porn videos and images. When authorities executed a search warrant at his home, they seized a desktop computer and external hard drive, which contained more than 600 images of child pornography.

Some images depicted sadistic or violent conduct involving children.

 

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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