LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A Lakeport man who entered a plea in a child pornography possession case earlier this year had his sentencing continued this week.
Jeffery Scott Cramer, 59, had been set for sentencing on Monday.
However, District Attorney Susan Krones, who is personally handling the case, said the court needs to bring in a visiting judge because Judge David Markham and Judge Andrew Blum disqualified themselves, and Judge Michael Lunas is expected to do the same.
Krones said she didn’t know why the judges took the action.
The case will next be in court on June 14, at which time the new sentencing date will be set, Krones said.
In March, Cramer entered a no contest plea to felony possession of child pornography, as Lake County News has reported.
Last May, Lake County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Cramer following an investigation of several months that had included the service of search warrants at Main Street Bicycles, which Cramer then owned, and at a residence on Seventh Street in Lakeport. The searches resulted in detectives seizing digital devices.
Authorities said social media accounts associated with Cramer had been used to upload child pornography on at least five occasions between August 2019 and February 2020.
Because Cramer lacked a prior criminal record, Krones said she and the defense agreed to Cramer serving felony probation for two years and a jail sentence of up to 364 days.
He also will be required to participate in a year-long sex offender counseling program after he serves jail time and will have to register for his lifetime as a sex offender, Krone said.
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Sentencing in Lakeport child pornography possession case postponed
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