Former Anchorage radio DJ James Laplante — also known as Jimmy O’Brien — was sentenced to prison Thursday.
Judge Philip Volland sentenced the 49-year-old to 10 years with eight years suspended.
Previously known as Jimmy O’Brien on country station KASH 107. 5′s morning drive time show, Laplante was charged with multiple child pornography counts in December. He changed his plea to guilty in March.
Anchorage police say they started investigating Laplante — who has biological and adopted children — after Instagram reported images involving the sexual exploitation of children on his account. Additionally, an image flagged by Google was linked to an IP address at his former place of employment.
