London man who pleaded guilty to child porn sentenced

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A British man who Indiana prosecutors identified as the leader of a child pornography ring involving infants and toddlers has been sentenced to 85 years in prison.

U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence sentenced Domminich Shaw, 35, of London, on Tuesday. Shaw pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to advertise child pornography and conspiracy to receive and distribute child pornography charges.

Prosecutors in Indiana’s Southern District said he’s the last of nine individuals convicted in connection with Operation Bulldog, and all were given prison sentences of up to life behind bars.

Shaw was indicted in 2011 in Indianapolis and was extradited from the United Kingdom in December 2014 after being British authorities held him for three years.

Shaw ran a website that let users access photos and videos and distribute and share them with other members, prosecutors said.

He was also was convicted in 2005 in the United Kingdom for assaulting four girls under the age of 13.