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	Court: Priest Sentenced for Child Porn to Be on Sex Offender Registry WSTM February 17, 2007 http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6102756&nav=2aKD Rochester, N.Y. A priest who has been imprisoned for more than a year for the possession of child pornography will be listed on the state's sexual offender registry. State Supreme Court Justice Harold Galloway has rejected Michael Volino's argument that he should be exempt from the registry because of a discrepancy between New York laws and the federal laws under which he was convicted. The 42-year-old Rochester man admitted in May 2005 to having more than three images of child pornography on a computer. Authorities say the number totaled nearly 600, and that Volino said in an F-B-I interrogation that he had a desire to view sexually explicit images of boys younger than 18. Volino's lawyer, Michael DiPrima, had argued that his client should be exempt from the state registry because of the difference in state and federal statutes. New York laws set younger ages for those pictured in the pornographic images to qualify as child pornography than do the federal laws. Volino is scheduled to be freed from federal prison in early March. His lawyer may still appeal the ruling. Authorities say that if Volino does go on the registry, he will likely be classified as a "Level 1" sex offender, the level considered the least risk.
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