Tacoma man, a convicted rapist, sentenced to 15 years for child porn
SEATTLE -- A Tacoma man who previously served time for child rape was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
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David Lloyd Beavers, 43, pleaded guilty in September to the charge.
According to the plea agreement, Beavers frequented a Russian photo-sharing website investigators say is regularly visited by users interested in discussing and viewing child pornography. It was through the site that Philadelphia-based undercover Homeland Security Investigations special agents befriend Beavers. Conversations between the undercover agents and Beavers included discussions about his 2001 Snohomish County conviction for first-degree child rape, and how he had abused at least five other victims between the ages of 5 and 14.
He was arrested in June when special agents with HSI Seattle executed a search warrant at his Tacoma residence. During the search, they seized a laptop that contained several images depicting child sex abuse.