Salard sentenced to 20 years

After nearly a year and a half of legal proceedings, former Wrangell physician Greg Salard was sentenced to 20 years for the receipt and distribution of child pornography.

Following a brief status conference the previous afternoon, on Feb. 9 Judge Timothy Burgess sentenced Salard to serve 240 months concurrently for each count, and to pay $25,200 in fines and assessments. If eventually released, Salard would be placed under supervision for life.

Salard had been arrested at his Wrangell home in October 2014, following a five-month investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A laptop f...