On Monday, January 27th, Montana Lee Schneider, 40, pleaded guilty before a jury to 81 counts of child sexual abuse, possession of child pornography, and producing child pornography, according to First Assistant District Attorney Benjamin I. Kaminar. After hearing punishment evidence, the jury returned life sentences on two first degree felony counts and sentences totaling 910 years on the other 79 counts. The jury also assessed the maximum fine of $10,000 on each count. The jury heard the victim, a relative of Schneider, tearfully describe how he had sexually abused her over the course of years, beginning with showering with…
