NEW YORK (AP) -- A former police detective who tried to set up a sex tryst with a 14-year-old girl was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail on a child pornography charge.
Michael Farrell, a married father who had already been sentenced on Long Island on a similar charge, was sentenced in Manhattan on his guilty plea to attempted dissemination of indecent material to minors. Farrell, 36, would have faced up to four years in prison had he been convicted after trial.
Farrell, of Levittown, N.Y., admitted having on his computer photos of underage children depicting sexual conduct. He also acknowledged that he had arranged to meet in Manhattan and have sex with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl.
Assistant District Attorney Maxine Rosenthal said Farrell had arranged to meet six people he thought were girls aged 12 to 14 but actually were undercover officers. She said he asked for their photos and asked whether they liked older men.
``He told them all he was a New York City police officer,'' Rosenthal said. ``He used his knowledge of the law to attempt to evade it. He told them he had to be careful what he said. It was his job to protect the people of New York. Instead, he chose to prey on children.''
On March 4, Farrell pleaded guilty in Nassau County Court to possessing images of a sexual performance by a child. He was sentenced to a year in jail.
Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice James Yates said Farrell, who was fired from the New York Police Department, will serve the sentence he imposed at the same time as the Nassau County sentence.
Farrell, given an opportunity to address the judge, said, ``I'm sorry for myself and for the things I've lost. I'm embarrassed for myself, and I'm ashamed.''
His lawyer, Richard Murray, told the judge his client had suffered ``terrible consequences'' for his actions and was remorseful. He said his client's crimes had strained his marriage and his relationship with his children.
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