CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Bainbridge Township man accused of installing hidden cameras in homes to record people in the nude and having sex was sentenced this morning to a total 17 years in prison for voyeurism and pornography-related crimes.

Allen Warner, 60, whose victims included two mistresses and a teenage girl, could have received more than 185 years in prison for his crimes, which include dealing in child pornography.

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Maureen Clancy described Warner's crimes and "extremely disturbing and reprehensible" before imposing the four consecutive sentences ranging from six years to one year.

Defense lawyer Ian Friedman had asked for a minimal prison term that would allow Warner to continue with treatment for a sexual disorder.

Warner apologized to his victims, two of whom were present for his sentencing.

"I can understand the hate in your heart for what I've done to you," he said, facing the two women, a mother and daughter, seated in the rear of the courtroom. "I'm sorry for what I've done to you. It sickens me."

Warner spied on his victims using pinhole cameras that he placed in their home DVD players or alarm clocks, according to prosecutors. He may have given the camera-rigged equipment as gifts.

Prosecutors have said videos were recorded in several locations, including homes, hotel rooms and businesses, and that audio monitors were used to record sound.

Allen Warner

Agents arrested Warner in October after meeting with an undercover agent working with the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Warner used an Internet site to find people willing to share secretly recorded videos of their "loved ones" involved in sexual acts, according to a news release. In exchange, he offered his own videos.

Warner pleaded guilty to 26 counts, including 18 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, five counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance, two counts of voyeurism and one count of possessing criminal tools.