It was announced yesterday by the U.S. Attorney's office, that Randall Scott Hines has been sentenced for drug and pornography crimes he was charged with committing from 2008 until 2011.

It was during that time that Hines, while employed as a Halibut Charter boat captain aboard his vessel the “Rebel,” engaged a half a dozen underage girls, at least four of whom were under the age of 16, to have sex and carry on relationships with them that included methamphetamine and other drug use.

Hines pleaded guilty to one consolidated count of Distributing Drugs to an Underage Person and one count of Possessing Child Pornography in February of 2012. The Pornography charge comes from the discovery of Hines and an underage girl engaging in oral sex in a video found on Hine’s cell phone. Hines received 10 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by 10 years’ supervised release. Following his release from federal custody, Hines must register as a sex offender for 15 years.

In his plea agreement with the prosecution, Hines was ordered to pay into a $160,000 Trust Fund for the victims to assist them in paying for drug treatment, rehabilitation and therapy. He has funded this Trust prior to his sentencing. The judge in the case, United States District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess, noted that Hines has successfully turned over the $160,000 but pointed out that even though it was a positive step it did not make amends for his crimes. Judge Burgess said Hine’s crimes had “significant and devastating effect on the victims and their families.”

It was suggested during the sentencing hearing that Hines own methamphetamine addiction mitigated his culpability for his conduct. Judge Burgess told Hines, “[T]he bottom line is, in those instances that were outlined and detailed in the plea agreement in this case, there was one adult in the room. One adult. And that was you. You were the adult. I don’t care if you were drunk. I don’t care if you were on methamphetamine or oxycodone. You were the adult in the room, and you didn’t act like the adult in the room.” The judge added, “I hope this is a cautionary tale.”