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Jail time for Port Moody child pornographer

A Port Moody man will spend about three months behind bars after pleading guilty to publishing child pornography.

A Port Moody man will spend about three months behind bars after pleading guilty to publishing child pornography.

Michael Brian West was arrested in the fall of 2009 on charges of invitation to sexual touching of a person under 16, making child porn and householder permitting sexual activity, which refers to a homeowner knowingly allowing a person under 18 to engage in sexual activity.

Another PoMo man, Matthew Richard Sadlowski, charged with sexual interference of a person under 16, invitation to sexual touching and publishing child porn, will appear in Port Coquitlam Provincial court today (Friday) to enter a guilty plea.

In September 2009 Port Moody Police were called to a Clarke Road home for a noise complaint. The officer investigating the complaint was approached by a girl at the party who said a 25-year-old man was having sex with underage girls and filming them.

Sadlowski was arrested and, after an extensive investigation, police also arrested the 24-year-old West, the man hosting the party.

At the time, PMPD Const. Bill Kim said police were satisfied with the charges being laid in a case they deemed significant because of the victims involved, who were aged 14 and 15 at the time, and the nature of the crime.

West received a 90-day sentence to be served intermittently (Mondays through Wednesdays until the sentence is complete) and a one-year probation order. He will also be placed on the national sex offender registry.

It's not known yet which charges Sadlowski will plead guilty to.