But what about the parents he paid............?
Calling his crimes "horrendous," a Saskatoon judge sentenced a man to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 40 counts of possessing, producing and sharing child pornography.
Philip Michael Chicoine, 28, remained expressionless during his sentencing Tuesday in a Saskatoon courtroom.
He did not appear to make eye contact with his parents, who sat in the front row.
"His collection was vile," said RCMP Cpl. Jared Clarke, the lead investigator from Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation Unit.
"It was some of the worst stuff I've ever seen. It caused nightmares, it caused me trouble dealing with my own kids at home," Clarke said, noting he sought counselling to deal with the images haunting him.
Last spring, Chicoine admitted he paid and directed parents overseas to sexually abuse their children in real time using video streaming sites such as Skype.
In June, the Crown presented videos in court seized from Chicoine's computer. Many involved torture and bondage, with the victims' screams heard throughout the courtroom.
His victims ranged from infants to children 14 years old.
In the exchanges, Chicoine indicated he preferred children who cried during the abuse, complaining about the difficulties of finding "pedomoms."
He was found to have more than 580 unique videos and more than 4,000 unique photos. In total, 10,126 videos and 4,714 photos were in his possession, according to the Crown.
Chicoine admitted that he spent more than $20,000 over five years to pay for the online exchanges.
In her 30-page sentencing decision, Judge Vanessa Monar Enweani cited Chicoine's "unusual and significant violence against children," and the need to denounce and deter sex offenders.
Chicoine's sentence is the longest ever handed to a convicted child pornographer in Saskatchewan.
Chicoine was found to have texted children as young as 10 directly in Florida, Australia and Saskatoon. At one point, a 14-year-old texted him and said she might kill herself. Chicoine replied that he'd want her to film the suicide so that he could watch.
Longest-ever sentence for Saskatoon child pornographer with 'vile' collection - Saskatchewan - CBC News
Calling his crimes "horrendous," a Saskatoon judge sentenced a man to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 40 counts of possessing, producing and sharing child pornography.
Philip Michael Chicoine, 28, remained expressionless during his sentencing Tuesday in a Saskatoon courtroom.
He did not appear to make eye contact with his parents, who sat in the front row.
"His collection was vile," said RCMP Cpl. Jared Clarke, the lead investigator from Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation Unit.
"It was some of the worst stuff I've ever seen. It caused nightmares, it caused me trouble dealing with my own kids at home," Clarke said, noting he sought counselling to deal with the images haunting him.
Last spring, Chicoine admitted he paid and directed parents overseas to sexually abuse their children in real time using video streaming sites such as Skype.
In June, the Crown presented videos in court seized from Chicoine's computer. Many involved torture and bondage, with the victims' screams heard throughout the courtroom.
His victims ranged from infants to children 14 years old.
In the exchanges, Chicoine indicated he preferred children who cried during the abuse, complaining about the difficulties of finding "pedomoms."
He was found to have more than 580 unique videos and more than 4,000 unique photos. In total, 10,126 videos and 4,714 photos were in his possession, according to the Crown.
Chicoine admitted that he spent more than $20,000 over five years to pay for the online exchanges.
In her 30-page sentencing decision, Judge Vanessa Monar Enweani cited Chicoine's "unusual and significant violence against children," and the need to denounce and deter sex offenders.
Chicoine's sentence is the longest ever handed to a convicted child pornographer in Saskatchewan.
Chicoine was found to have texted children as young as 10 directly in Florida, Australia and Saskatoon. At one point, a 14-year-old texted him and said she might kill herself. Chicoine replied that he'd want her to film the suicide so that he could watch.
Longest-ever sentence for Saskatoon child pornographer with 'vile' collection - Saskatchewan - CBC News
