Local man sentenced for child porn

LIBERTY LAKE – A local man was sentenced to federal prison in connection with child pornography charges.

Rick Lynn Johnson, 69, of Liberty Lake, was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay $60,000 in victim restitution after pleading guilty to receipt of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice

Between May 30, 2021, and June 16, 2022, federal law enforcement discovered numerous instances of child pornography being downloaded by Johnson, court records show.

In November 2022, federal agents executed a search warrant at Johnson’s residence, seizing electronic devices inc...