Bollaert's case marked the first conviction of a porn site operator. He ran the site for three years, between 2010 and 2013, and reportedly supplemented his primary site's income by charging people $350 to have their images taken down. As such, a California court convicted him on both identity theft and extortion charges, which carried a combined maximum of 20 years in prison, and subsequently handed down an 18 year sentence along with a $10,000 fine. Despite testimony from his mother that he (magically) had a change of heart since being arrested and wished "he never made the website" -- not to mention Bollaert's own emotional breakdown in court on Friday -- the judge remained unimpressed. He is expected to begin serving his term immediately.