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Ex-school worker sentenced on porn trading

Originally published: February 3, 2012 7:30 PM
Updated: February 3, 2012 9:58 PM
By ROBERT E. KESSLER  robert.kessler@newsday.com

Pre-school aide Michael Hopkins of Mineola sentenced to

Photo credit: Suffolk District Attorney | Pre-school aide Michael Hopkins of Mineola sentenced to seven years in federal court in Central Islip on child porn charges.

A former monitor at an after-school program for youngsters was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison Friday after pleading guilty to trading child pornography over the Internet.

The nature of the child pornography that Michael Hopkins, 25, of Mineola, traded was particularly disturbing, according to Eastern District federal prosecutors William Campos and Allen Bode.

The pornography...

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