La Porte man sentenced for transporting child pornography

A La Porte man was sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for transporting child pornography.

Christopher Bangs, 25, was sentenced to 88 months in prison followed by 5 years probation. He also must pay restitution of $27,500 to six victims depicted in his child pornography collection.

Bangs uploaded and downloaded child pornography to the internet between April 17, 2017 and May 17, 2017. He admitted to possessing approximately 1,000 images of child pornography and approximately 50 videos, according to court documents.