Jan Rouven

Las Vegas Strip illusionist Jan Rouven fainted Thursday after a federal judge sentenced him to 20 years in prison for possessing, receiving and distributing thousands of videos and images of child pornography.

District Judge Gloria Navarro said. Moments after the judge handed down the sentence, Rouven fell backward onto the floor, behind his lawyers, who quickly helped him to his feet with the aid of courtroom marshals.

He told the judge he was OK and took a sip of water. He claimed his previous lawyers did not fully explain the possible length of the sentence.

Prosecutors wanted Rouven to serve at least 30 years behind bars, saying he shared his password and collection with others, including an undercover agent, which led to his arrest.

Attorney Elham Roohani wrote in court documents. Defense lawyer Russell Marsh had asked the judge to sentence Rouven, who used the online alias Lars Schmidt, to eight years behind bars.

On Thursday, an FBI agent testified that authorities later discovered 2, more files from a Dropbox account that was not presented during the trial.

District Judge Gloria Navarro rejected his apology and his attempt to say he derived no gratification from thousands of pornographic videos and images the FBI found in password-protected files on nine computers at a home dubbed the "fun house.

Fuechtener recovered after a sip of water, without medical assistance. His attorneys, Russell Marsh and Sunethra Muralidhara, said later it wasn't clear if he ever lost consciousness.

Seit seiner Kindheit beschäftigt er sich mit der Zauberei und arbeitete an verschiedenen Tricks. Im Anschluss wurde Rouven von Warner Bros. Movie World in Bottrop-Kirchhellen verpflichtet.

Er trat auch in anderen Themenparks wie dem Europapark Rust auf. Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen ordered Rouven held in jail on the basis that he presents a danger to the community and is a flight risk, given he has family living in Germany.

German-born Rouven, who brags about being the country's most successful illusionist online, broke down in court Wednesday as he denied that charges pictured on stage in Rouven is being held in custody after a judge ruled he was a danger to the community and a flight risk since he has family in Germany pictured on stage in According to his website Rouven has cultivated a year career in magic, performing to more than 3million people on stage with audiences of up to 20, at a time.

Rouven also claims to be 'Germany's most successful illusionist' and boasts of ranking among the top magicians worldwide.

Elsewhere on Rouven's website he boasts of his close friendship with Siegfried Fischbacher, one half of the famous magic duo, saying he has been allowed exclusive use of some of the magician's old props in his show.

Rouven has been the headline act at the Tropicana since , according to the Review Journal, having worked his way up from the Clarion and then the now-defunct Riviera.

Rouven had been the headline act at the Tropicana hotel pictured since November but management say they have now severed all ties with him and his production company.

A spokesman for the Tropicana said: 'We are deeply disturbed by the very serious charges that have been filed against Mr. Rouven, who has been serving as an outside contractor to Tropicana Las Vegas.

Rouven is expected to be deported after he serves his prison term. According to a criminal complaint, the investigation of Rouven began in August when an undercover FBI agent from Buffalo, New York, infiltrated a computer file-sharing network dealing in child pornography.

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Auch bei den Ein- und Auszahlungen setzt sich der gute Eindruck Jan Rouven. - Jan Rouven

Erst mit über 60 Jahren wird der Deutsche aus dem Gefängnis frei kommen.