A Vancouver woman who possessed child pornography, some involving infants and toddlers, was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in prison.
Stacey L. Dillaman, 38, previously pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to one count each of first-degree possessing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and first-degree dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
She originally faced 14 counts of first-degree possessing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, but those charges were amended as part of a plea deal.
Investigators with the Vancouver Police Department found more than 130 images and videos of children younger than 10 — and, in some cases, younger than 2 — being physically and sexually abused on Dillaman’s laptop, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Superior Court.
Police downloaded some of the files between Sept. 19, 2013, and June 2, 2014, from an Internet Protocol address and recognized the images from previous child pornography investigations, the affidavit said.
No-contact order in place
The IP address was eventually traced to Dillaman’s residence. Officers served a search warrant there in July 2014 and seized her laptop and an external hard drive, which held more images, court records said.
Dillaman admitted to downloading and saving adult and child pornography on her laptop, according to the affidavit.
During sentencing, Senior Deputy Prosecutor Jeff McCarty argued that Dillaman should serve the high-end of the sentencing range — 41 months.
Her defense attorney, Todd Pascoe, asked the judge to modify a no-contact order with minors to allow Dillaman to have contact with future grandchildren. Judge Daniel Stahnke denied the request and said he wasn’t going to change the order based on fiction. He told Dillaman she can ask to have the order modified later.
When asked if she had anything to say about sentencing, Dillaman referenced her mental state and said, “Can you help me?”
“I can send you to prison,” Stahnke replied. “That will be helpful.”
He agreed to follow the prosecution’s recommendation of 41 months and ordered Dillaman also serve 36 months of community custody. She was given credit for 42 days in custody and will have to register as a sex offender.
