Todd Christian Hartman, 41, was sentenced to 120 years to life in prison for molesting several girls he met through an Anaheim youth ministry and for possessing thousands of images and videos of illicit child-related material.
A former Orange County youth minister has been sentenced to more than 120 years to life in prison for molesting four girls and possession of child pornography. Todd Christian Hartman, 41 of Newport Beach, was originally convicted early in July on eight felony counts related to sexually assaulting four girls and one felony count for possession of child pornography. He was sentenced on Wednesday to 120 years to life, plus another four years and four months, in prison. The case started back in Oct.
During that email, Hartman admitted that he had molested one of his two daughters repeatedly, starting when she was just 6-years-old. Church leaders at the time even changed his responsibilities after becoming increasingly concerned about his pulling his children onto his lap. 'He was the guy who was part of the family,' Deputy District Attorney Scott Wooldridge said in his closing argument. 'They invited him into their home routinely.
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