'Depraved predator' gets 100-year sentence for child sex abuse
Former St. Regis resident Charles W. “Clem” Moore, 47, was sentenced Monday to the Montana State Prison for 100 years, with 40 years suspended. He will not be eligible for parole for the first 25 years of the sentence.
Montana Fourth District Court Judge Ed McLean sentenced Moore on Monday March 8, 2010 at the Mineral County Court House in Superior.
In October, Moore pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of Children after taking and possessing sexual photos of an 11 year old girl. The Pre Sentence Report reviewed by McLean prior to imposing sentence indicated the child, whose family has since moved from Mineral County, continues to have nightmares, trouble being alone and fears about reprisals from the defendant.
Federal Department of Homeland Security Agent Troy Capser testified that in July of 2008 over 70 videos and other images of child pornography were discovered on two of Moore’s computers that were seized from his St. Regis home. Charges for possession and or distribution of child pornography are under consideration by the US Attorney’s Office in Missoula.
Moore’s defense lawyer, Kirk Krutilla, emphasized that the Psychosexual Evaluation his client had undergone rated him as a low to moderate risk to reoffend, and asked the Court to deviate from the statutory minimum sentence.
Mineral County Attorney Shaun Donovan opposed the request and recommended the 100 year sentence be without any chance of parole for the first 25 years. Donovan argued Moore’s rehabilitation was unlikely and the community should not bear the risk of his future release. He excoriated Moore for saying he was uncertain he knew his offense was wrong and called him "a depraved predator" who had irreparably damaged an innocent child, lied at every opportunity and accepted no responsibility for his actions.
Moore is also facing charges of Sexual Assault and Sexual Intercourse Without Consent involving the same child. According to Donovan, those charges are still pending and will be set for trial after further discussions with the victim and her family.
Moore was remanded to the Sheriff of Mineral County for immediate transport to the State Prison at Deer Lodge.
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Montana Fourth District Court Judge Ed McLean sentenced Moore on Monday March 8, 2010 at the Mineral County Court House in Superior.
In October, Moore pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of Children after taking and possessing sexual photos of an 11 year old girl. The Pre Sentence Report reviewed by McLean prior to imposing sentence indicated the child, whose family has since moved from Mineral County, continues to have nightmares, trouble being alone and fears about reprisals from the defendant.
Federal Department of Homeland Security Agent Troy Capser testified that in July of 2008 over 70 videos and other images of child pornography were discovered on two of Moore’s computers that were seized from his St. Regis home. Charges for possession and or distribution of child pornography are under consideration by the US Attorney’s Office in Missoula.
Moore’s defense lawyer, Kirk Krutilla, emphasized that the Psychosexual Evaluation his client had undergone rated him as a low to moderate risk to reoffend, and asked the Court to deviate from the statutory minimum sentence.
Mineral County Attorney Shaun Donovan opposed the request and recommended the 100 year sentence be without any chance of parole for the first 25 years. Donovan argued Moore’s rehabilitation was unlikely and the community should not bear the risk of his future release. He excoriated Moore for saying he was uncertain he knew his offense was wrong and called him "a depraved predator" who had irreparably damaged an innocent child, lied at every opportunity and accepted no responsibility for his actions.
Moore is also facing charges of Sexual Assault and Sexual Intercourse Without Consent involving the same child. According to Donovan, those charges are still pending and will be set for trial after further discussions with the victim and her family.
Moore was remanded to the Sheriff of Mineral County for immediate transport to the State Prison at Deer Lodge.
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