Reporter’s Notebook: Bill Laursen tells you why he downloaded child pornorgraphy

This week’s feature story, “Crash,” tells the story of Scamps piano player Bill Laursen, who last month pleaded guilty to child porn charges. Before his incarceration, Laursen sent a letter to

​friends trying to explain what had driven him to download the images. He also discusses law enforcement, how he’ll get through prison and just how fair he thinks his sentence is.

Here is the unedited version, excerpts of which were included in the feature. 

“Sorry, Sorry, Sorry…….this is way too long but I don’t know how to say these things in any briefer fashion and I won’t have the opportunity to go into more detail later.

For those of you that haven’t heard already, I am being sent to federal prison. I will begin serving my prison term on June 23rd. I don’t know how long the sentence will be as my sentencing hearing won’t be held for another 2 to 4 months (I will be incarcerated while awaiting my sentence). Early indications are that I will be sentenced for somewhere between 6 to 14 years.