WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) — A Warren man will be spending at least four years behind bars on child pornography-related charges.
Tobias Schmucker was sentenced to four to six years in prison with credit for time served. Back in October, Schmucker pleaded guilty to 16 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor.
Schmucker was charged after investigators found downloaded files of child sexual abuse on his electronic devices.
“I have many, many months of, you know, after the investigation have time, of reflection to realize that it was a horrible lapse of judgment that I should have known all along and I made an absolutely horrible mistake,” Schmucker said.
He is also classified as a Tier 2 sex offender. Upon his release from prison, he’ll be required to register every 180 days for 25 years.