UPDATE: Mancelona Man Sentenced to Prison for Having Nearly 20,000 Images of Child Porn

A man is going to prison for nearly 20 years for having more than 19,000 images of child porn.

Thomas Evans of Mancelona was sentenced today to 17 and a half years in federal prison and 7 years probation.

Evans pleaded guilty back in July to having child porn.

Police found nearly 20,000 images. The Justice Department says Evans also admitted to having access to a child. And 2 more victims say Evans sexually abused them when they were children.