SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WHCU) – A Tioga County man will spend more than 13 years behind bars for child porn.

David VanHousen, formerly of Newark Valley, was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison on Thursday for possession of child pornography. He was facing a sentence of 10 to 20 years.  In a previous guilty plea, VanHousen admitted to having a cell phone with numerous pictures and videos while committed at Central New York Psychiatric Center in Marcy, New York for previous sex crimes.

VanHousen had state and federal convictions stemming back to 2001 when he was found guilty of sexual misconduct, rape, and transportation of child pornography. He has been additionally sentenced to a life term of supervised release after his incarceration.