Window-Washing Spider-Man Gets 105 Years For Child Porn

NASHVILLE, TN -- A 36-year-old Nashville man who received media attention for donning superhero garb while washing windows was sentenced to 105 years in federal prison in a massive child-pornography case.

Jarratt A. Turner, 36, pleaded guilty last year to 16 counts of production and transportation of child pornography and was sentenced Monday.

“The sentence imposed by the Court should insure that this defendant will never have another opportunity to inflict his perverted sexual desires upon another innocent child,” Donald Cochran, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, said.

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Turner befriended two families with young children, including a toddler boy and infant girl, and offered to babysit. Between October 2014 and May 2015, Turner took explicit videos and photographs of the girl on 10 occasions and the boy on six in his Nashville apartment.

The material included photos and videos of Turner molesting the children. He then distributed the material on the internet, using public available WiFi connections in an attempt to thwart detection by law enforcement. Investigators, however, were able to identify Turner with the assistance of the manager of a business where he frequently surfed the Web.

In 2014, Turner received some light local media attention when he dressed as Spider-Man while washing windows at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Federal prosecutors believe this was part of an effort to lure and groom children for his pornography operation.

"The safety and well-being of every patient is always our first priority," John Howser, Chief Communications Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told WKRN. "The individual you are asking about was never an employee of Vanderbilt University Medical Center but worked for a contracted service provider washing windows in October 2014. At the time of this individual’s arrest Vanderbilt University Police Department investigated the matter and found no indication of inappropriate or illegal behavior by this individual had occurred on our campus, and found no indication that any illegal photos or videos in his possession were associated with our patients."

Photo via Metro Nashville Police Department