Cotati man gets 59-years-to-life in molestation, child porn case

<p>A Cotati man was sentenced today to 59-years-to-life in prison for molesting a 9-year-old relative and using her to produce child pornography.</p><p>George Anthony Clair, 44, was found guilty in October to 46 counts of sexual misconduct that occurred partly in a trailer on the grounds of a Cotati towing company where he worked.</p><p>He was sentenced by Judge Gary Medvigy to 44 years plus 15-years-to-life in prison for the charges, which included possessing, producing and distributing child pornography.</p><p>Clair was arrested in 2008 after Cotati police received information from the National Center for Missing Children that child pornography was being shared over the Internet in their jurisdiction. </p><p>An examination of Clair's computer revealed thousands of images, including pictures of the 9-year-old.</p><p>Included in the photos were pictures of the girl being molested by a man who left his face out of the pictures.</p><p>Also revealed in the investigation were numerous emails where Clair exchanged child porn with others.</p><p>The trial ran 11 days and a jury deliberated one day before convicting him on all counts.</p>