Canadian Icon Imprisoned For Child Porn Charges

[jeps]

Former Keith's actor gets jail on child porn charges
Updated Mon. Aug. 25 2008 6:44 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

TORONTO -- A Toronto actor known for his portrayal of a loud Scotsman in TV beer commercials has been sentenced to 20 months in jail and three years of probation after pleading guilty to child porn charges.

Former Alexander Keith's pitchman Robert Smith was sentenced for possessing and distributing child pornography.

Smith, who is married and has two children, pleaded guilty in May to three charges: two for possession of child porn and one for making it available.

Toronto police first observed him downloading images and videos of children being sexually exploited from a file-sharing website they were monitoring.

Smith's home was raided in 2006, and police found more than 1,100 child porn files on two computers and 14 CDs.

The Crown was pushing for the two-year maximum sentence for Smith, while the defence had argued for the 18-month minimum.

According to lead police investigator Det. Const. Nicki Laxamana, the fact that Smith is a father likely played a role in the sentencing.

"I think the judge made a good point when he said that it was an aggravating component to the sentence," Laxamana told CTV News.

In addition to the prison sentence, Smith will only be allowed supervised visitation with his two sons -- ages 4 and 7 -- for five years after he is released.

Smith must now also submit DNA samples to police as he will be registered on the national sex offenders database for the next 10 years.

NOOOOO! The beer-loving Nova-Scotian-Scotsman! why did you need to download 1100 pictures???

 

[Evie]

Who?

(And thus did I again prove that there is no such thing as a global canadian culture)

 

[woody60707]

In addition to the prison sentence, Smith will only be allowed supervised visitation with his two sons -- ages 4 and 7 -- for five years after he is released.

Damn, that's legal up there?

 

[Bugfatty300]

police found more than 1,100 child porn files on two computers and 14 CDs.

Jack booted thugs!

Uh malware! Derh!

 

[Perfection]

Who uses CDs anymore?

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I know, I prefer 5.25 inch floppies myself.

 

[DNK]

Who uses CDs anymore?

Canadians apparently.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

His commercials were annoying anyway.

 

[Bugfatty300]

This thread needs a youtube link for those of us who are too pathetic to follow the world spanning sensation of Canadian television.

 

[Perfection]

Canadians apparently.

A nation of pedos that lack good digital storage media? What a barbaric place!

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

This thread needs a youtube link for those of us who are too pathetic to follow the world spanning sensation of Canadian television.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPMAm3Un8bk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H15xBHqPDZE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VXN3yFCk-U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZiabUfQT1g

 

[FriendlyFire]

Canada has computers ?

 

[Evie]

We build them out of snow.

 

[warpus]

Who uses CDs anymore?

They are called Canadian Discs for a reason.

 

[skadistic]

That guy is an icon?

 

[Evie]

An icon of extreme south-southwestern Toronto, maybe? I don't know.

Never heard of him in Montreal.

 

[jeps]

Calling him an icon was a joke based on the horror that some news sites are going through right now. (i'll try and find links). and the fact that NOBODY knows Robert Smith, but most people would know:

 

[joycem10]

I was hoping for Bryan Adams.

 

[Phlegmak]

NOOOOO! The beer-loving Nova-Scotian-Scotsman! why did you need to download 1100 pictures???

1100 pictures? Clearly it was an accident.