Valley Man Sentenced For Having Videos Of Infant Sexual Abuse

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Monday to a 40-month concurrent prison term for possessing a stash of child pornography images of youngsters under 12 while free on bail in a separate federal case.

Ivan Greenhut, 60, of Tarzana, must also pay $12,500 in penalties and serve lifetime supervised release as a registered sex offender, U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder ruled.

A June 18 restitution hearing was set to determine how much the defendant must pay to any victims identified in the illicit material.

"We are all here because he did something that was illegal and profoundly stupid," the judge said.

Greenhut pleaded guilty to the single felony possession count in February. He was linked to the illegal material in February 2017 when a Los Angeles County district attorney's investigator, monitoring a peer-to-peer network commonly known for distributing child porn, downloaded three illicit videos from the defendant.

Two months later, a search warrant served at Greenhut's home resulted in the discovery of 107 videos depicting minors under 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct, sadistic or masochistic activity, and sexual abuse of infants and toddlers, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

"This was the stupidest thing I've ever done in my life," a sobbing Greenhut told the court. "It's never going to happen again. Nobody's going to see me in a court again."

Greenhut was convicted in December 2015 of two federal counts -- conspiring to give gifts to federal officials who purchased products from his companies and giving a gift to a public official, specifically a U.S. Army employee who purchased products from the defendant.

Greenhut operated Modern Data Products, which was based in Canoga Park, and Modern Imaging Solutions, based out of the Philippines. The companies sold office supplies -- for example, printer and photocopier supplies, toner cartridges, stationary and office furniture -- to government and U.S. Army officials whose job it was to buy supplies on behalf of the federal government.

Federal prosecutors had requested that Snyder impose a 50-month sentence to run concurrently with the two-year term Greenhut is currently serving in the "gratuities" case. The defense asked for a 38-month concurrent sentence.

Greenhut has less than 10 months remaining on his current sentence.

By FRED SHUSTER, City News Service; Photo: Shutterstock