Alexander Keith's and Kiddie Porn

Beer actor sentenced on child porn charges By THE CANADIAN PRESS

Toronto police first observed the former Alexander Keith's pitchman downloading images and videos of children being sexually exploited from a file-sharing website. (SUN MEDIA FILE) TORONTO - A Toronto actor known for his role as a loud, beer-loving Scotsman in Alexander Keith's television commercials has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on child porn charges. Former Keith's pitchman Robert Smith - known for his catchphrases like "Mr. Spilly Pants" and "label peeler" - was sentenced in a Toronto court on Monday. Crown prosecutor Allison Dellandrea said the sentence will help dispel the myth "that those who possess child pornography and child abuse images are somehow not responsible for the abuse committed against children in those exploitative images." The sentence demonstrates that people in possession of child porn are directly responsible for the abuse, she added. The judge in the case said the 43-year-old Smith had a "profound and abiding obsession with child pornography." Toronto police first observed him downloading images and videos of children being sexually exploited from a file-sharing website. Police raided Smith's home in 2006 and found more than 1,100 child porn files on two computers, along with 14 CDs. The married father of two pleaded guilty to three child porn charges in May. The fact Smith has two boys, aged four and seven, influenced the length of the sentence, said lead investigator Det.-Const. Nicki Laxamana. "It's disgusting and I think the judge made a good point when he said it was an aggravating component to the sentence," she said.