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'Time does not heal what he has stolen'

Carlton man sentenced to 25 years for producing, possessing child pornography

“We know that Mr. Hansen abused every child in his orbit.”

Those were the words from Assistant U.S. Attorney Ruth Shnider Tuesday as she spoke to a judge in federal court in Duluth about the proper sentence for Stephan Hansen, the 30-year-old former foster parent and Carlton resident who was found, and who admitted, to be in possession of more than 1,600 exploitative and pornographic pictures or videos of children.

After a plea deal made last fall, Hansen was facing a 15- to 30-year prison sentence. U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell heard from Hansen’s attorney, Shnider and victims of Hansen...