Apr. 21—A 49-year-old North Idaho man who had over 2,000 images and videos of child pornography was sentenced Thursday to four years of probation.

George Kevin Nolan was convicted of three counts of possession of child porn, according to a Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office news release.

Undercover detectives learned Nolan had child porn between May and July. Officers searched Nolan’s home and computer and located over 2,000 images and videos of the porn.

Deputy Attorney General Madison Allen recommended concurrent 10-year prison sentences and asked for the sentences to be imposed.

District Judge Richard Christensen issued the prison sentences but, instead of sending Nolan to prison, placed him on probation.

“A noncustodial sentence (probation) in a child pornography case will almost always be insufficient to account for general deterrence,” the release said.