Dad faces possible jail term for child porn

Defence counsel for Nathan William MacKenzie, 39, of Geary, argues mandatory year-long stint in jail is unconstitutional in client’s case, asks for community-based sentence instead

Warning: This story includes graphic descriptions of sexual crimes against young children.

When Nathan William MacKenzie’s partner grabbed a USB drive from his desk drawer in a hurry, she plugged it into a computer to check if it was OK to use the digital storage device.

What she found on the drive was a small collection of videos, featuring pre-teen children being violated orally and vaginally by grown men, court heard Tuesday.

MacKenzie, 39, of Colbourne Drive in Geary, appeared Tuesday in Fredericton provincial court for his sentencing hearing on a count of possession of child pornography.