Richard Steve Goldberg, 62, of Long Beach pleaded guilty in August to one count of producing child pornography.

U.S. District Judge John Walter called Goldberg a "deeply disturbed individual" who exhibited an "immorality and lack of remorse beyond belief." Walter said Goldberg showed no meaningful remorse and noted that he wrote a letter claiming the children had set him up.

Goldberg blamed his behavior on excessive drinking.

"I never did anything to be mean to anyone," he said with his head bowed.

Goldberg was also named in a July 2001 state arrest warrant charging him with six counts of child molestation and two counts of possession of child pornography. The state charges, which allege Goldberg molested a half-dozen girls between the ages of 5 and 9, are pending.

Goldberg fled to Canada in 2002, shortly after Long Beach police seized his computer. The former aerospace engineer was arrested in May in Montreal after a tipster recognized him from the FBI's Web site and reported him.