20 years on child porn charges
GALVESTON — A jury Monday afternoon sentenced a man whose own lawyer described him as “the island freak” to 20 years in prison.
The
same six-man, six-woman panel convicted Allen Garrett Castleschouldt,
55, late Friday, of indecency with a child, criminal solicitation of a
minor and possession of child pornography. Jurors gave Castleschouldt
the maximum sentence for each charge, including fines totaling $30,000.
The
charges stemmed from claims by a girl, 13, who told police that in late
2006, Castleschouldt had groped her breasts, photographed her nude and
offered her money for sex. Those claims led to a trial that started
eight days ago.
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