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Ex-Substitute Teacher Sentenced to Eight Years for Child Sexual Abuse Material in California

Under California half-time rules, he is expected to serve about four years before parole.

Overview

  • Gregory Allen Kornman, 55, pleaded guilty on Sept. 9 to 22 counts, including two felony possession counts with enhancements, 19 counts of transmission, and one misdemeanor lewd act.
  • A San Luis Obispo County judge adopted the probation department’s recommendation and declined the district attorney’s requested additional three-year enhancement from a potential 18 years four months maximum.
  • Investigators found more than 3,000 images and videos, including depictions of sexual sadism and violence against infants, toddlers, and young children.
  • Authorities documented at least 159 transmissions of the material through internet-based apps and reported no known survivors tied to his substitute-teaching work.
  • The investigation began March 13 when a sheriff’s deputy observed him engaged in lewd conduct in a parked vehicle in Nipomo.