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East Syracuse lawyer Martin J. Rothschild (right) appeared with his lawyer in Onondaga County court in April when he admitted to promoting a sexual performance by a child.

(David Lassman | dlassman@syracuse.com)

Update: Former East Syracuse lawyer Martin J. Rothschild has been sentenced to three years in state prison for promoting a sexual performance by a child, a pornography conviction.

He was led away from Onondaga County Court in handcuffs this morning.

Check back to Syracuse.com for a full report. -- 9:37 a.m.

Update: Martin J. Rothschild has arrived at County Court for his sentencing today on a child porn conviction. His lawyer, Stephen Lance Cimino, spoke briefly to prosecutor Jeremy Cali.

But Rothschild is waiting in a private room adjoining the court, not on the benches with other defendants and families.

County Court Judge Anthony Aloi has begun calling cases on the morning calendar -- 8:56 a.m.

Earlier:

Syracuse, NY -- Longtime East Syracuse lawyer Martin J. Rothschild is due to be sentenced to state prison Wednesday for possessing child pornography.

Rothschild, of Manlius, is scheduled to appear before County Court Judge Anthony Aloi. As part of his April plea, he was promised a sentence of three years in prison.

The lawyer pleaded guilty to promoting a sexual performance by a child. He admitted having one instance of child porn, but District Attorney William Fitzpatrick has said that at least 30 videos were confiscated from his computers. The pornography involved prepubescent children performing sexual acts on adults.

Rothschild will be forced to give up his personal injury law practice and register as a sex offender upon release from prison, according to the plea bargain. He will face three years of post-release supervision.

The investigation first became public in February, when state police raided Rothschild's office and home for computers.

Rothschild has been named an "Elite Lawyer of America" and is a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum during his 30-year career.

His sentencing was delayed for months as Rothschild's cases were turned over to former state Supreme Court Justice John Cherundolo, who returned to private practice just before Rothschild's plea.

Rothschild's computers were returned to him after prosecutors said all child porn was scrubbed from them. Defense lawyer Stephen Lance Cimino has said the computers contained confidential client information.

Senior Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Cali said in court that no child porn was found on Rothschild's office computers.

Rothschild has been free on $100,000 bail.