MESSAGE FROM
PROSECUTOR SHERRI BEVAN WALSH
Contact:
(330) 643-8386
Castagnola Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years in Prison
(October 18, 2011…
Castagnola was
arrested in July by Twinsburg police for retaliating against the Twinsburg Law
Director for prosecuting Castagnola for selling alcohol to a minor. The police
received information that Castagnola used his home computer to search for the
law director's home address. A search warrant was obtained, and the computer was
searched by a forensic computer analyst at the Bureau of Criminal Investigations
and Identification (BCI). BCI found hundreds of images and videos of child
pornography.
In September Judge
Tom Parker found Nicholas Castagnola, 25, of Twinsburg guilty on 10 counts of
Pandering Sexually Oriented Matter Involving a Minor, a fourth-degree felony. A
jury found Castagnola guilty in May of two counts of Retaliation, Vandalism,
Criminal Damaging, Criminal Trespass and Possession of Criminal Tools. Judge
Parker's sentencing today was on both cases.
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