COEUR d'ALENE - A 25-year-old Coeur d'Alene man was sentenced this week to five years in prison for possessing sexually explicit images of children.

Scott T. Aresvik's prison term will be followed by 10 years of supervised release, federal prosecutors said.

U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Aresvik to pay $1,750 in restitution to a child identified in one of the pornographic images.

Aresvik pleaded guilty to the charge on March 23. As part of his plea, he agreed to forfeit computer and electronic storage equipment.

According to court documents, on Sept. 26, 2009, a deputy with the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office determined a computer at Aresvik's home contained the pornography on an Internet based file sharing network.

The deputy connected to Aresvik's computer and verified that the computer was making child pornography available for download by others.

On Dec. 15, 2009, federal agents, officers from the Coeur d'Alene Police Department, and Shoshone County sheriff's deputies served a federal search warrant at Aresvik's residence in Coeur d'Alene.

During the search agents seized a laptop computer, which was later found to contain 91 video files and nine still images showing children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including videos of children being sexually abused by adult males.

Aresvik was present during the search. He admitted to FBI agents that he had been downloading child pornography for approximately one year.

"Individuals who use the Internet to access, view and share child pornography mistakenly believe their anonymity will protect them," U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson said.

"Federal, state and local law enforcement are committed to working together with prosecutors to identify and prosecute these individuals. We will continue to use every available tool to apprehend and convict them."