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WHEATON, Ill. (STMW) A former Wheaton College professor who has written books on childrens spirituality has been sentenced to 3 1\/2 years in prison for having child pornography on his home computer. <\/p>\n
Donald Ratcliff, 62, has been sentenced to 42 months in prison after he pleaded guilty last August to one count of possession of child pornography, according to a statement from the DuPage County Sheriffs office. <\/p>\n
Carol Stream police arrested Ratcliff in March 2012 after an investigation traced Internet files containing child pornography to computers in his home. <\/p>\n
The investigation revealed that Ratcliff had between 500 and 1,000 pornographic images of children, the statement said. <\/p>\n
Ratcliff admitted periodically downloading pornographic pictures and videos of children but told investigators he wasnt addicted to viewing the images, prosecutors said at the time. <\/p>\n
As part of his plea deal, prosecutors dropped nine other felony counts including six of aggravated child pornography that would have made Ratcliff eligible for a 49-year prison term. <\/p>\n
Ratcliff told police after his 2012 arrest that he sporadically had been seeing a counselor because of his interest in child pornography, prosecutors said. <\/p>\n
At the time of his arrest, Ratcliff taught Christian education at the suburban religious college famed for being the alma mater of evangelist Billy Graham. <\/p>\n
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