Ontario man loses bid to avoid extradition in child porn distribution case
TORONTO — A man who voluntarily told an Ontario court he had distributed child porn in an effort to avoid facing a related charge in the U.S. has lost another bid to stave off extradition.
Brandon William Lane,of Kingston, Ont., had pushed for a judicial review after the minister of justice upheld an order for his extradition, but that appeal was denied earlier this month.
Court documents show Lane, who pleaded guilty here to making and possessing child porn, brought up his role in a child pornography website called Dreamboard during his sentencing hearing.
He then argued that his role in distributing the material was reflected in his Canadian sentence, and that sending him to the U.S. to face charges related to the distribution of child porn would expose him to double jeopardy — meaning he would be punished twice for the same crime.