The University of Wyoming assistant professor of mechanical engineering pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography Monday in U.S. District Court.
Chief U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Freudenthal sentenced former Douglas resident Dennis Hunsaker, Jr., to prison for possession of child pornography.
Jian Cai was scheduled to go to trial on Monday, Oct. 2, in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne, but a motion to delay the trial was filed after the defense hired additional counsel and it will now take place on Oct. 31.
Friday, prosecutors amended the penalties for production of child pornography from a minimum of 35 years of imprisonment to automatic life imprisonment.