Ward gets 7-plus years on child porn charges

Former KGO/San Francisco radio host Bernie Ward has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for distribution of child pornography.

The sentence is close to the prosection's request for a nine-year prison term. Ward's attorney, Doron Weinberg, had asked the court for a five year sentence.

At the sentencing hearing earlier today, Ward cited abuse as a youngster for his actions and said "I regret my actions, the harm the caused my family, my friends and this community... I take full responsibility." Judge Vaughn Walker accepted the prosecution's argument that Ward's use of a computer in trading pornographic images should be considered an enhancement warranting additional time for the sentence.

Ward has until noon Friday to surrender to federal marshals.