via fark, this story in The Oregonian: Oh, the sentence he will serve

Steen’s attempts to squeeze money out of Dr. Seuss’ 82-year-old widow, Audrey Geisel, is among the most bizarre cases they have investigated.
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He painted a picture, unseemly and lewd, of famous characters in poses no child should view. Horton, Sam, and the Cat in the Hat. And, yes, even little Cindy-Lou Who.

Working with a San Diego high-tech crimes unit, Portland police arrested Steen, 33, last fall at his Northwest Portland apartment.

Steen recently pleaded guilty in a San Diego County courtroom to sending written threats of extortion to Geisel over the Internet. A judge sentenced him to three years’ probation and anger-management counseling.

The plea deal also orders him to stop trying to contact the San Diego woman, her attorneys and Dr. Seuss’ enterprises.

In a barrage of e-mails late last year, Steen demanded “$2.5 million after taxes” from Geisel, said San Diego police Detective Skip Stephenson.

If she refused, according to police records, Steen said he would “go public” with a painting depicting Dr. Seuss characters engaged in sexual acts.

What a bizarre case. I think the high-tech crimes unit is Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory, San Diego:

Our mission is to provide computer-related assistance to law enforcement agencies within the San Diego and Imperial counties. Our facility has the distinction of being the first established FBI-affiliated RCFL in the country. Today, we are among the leaders, both nationally and internationally, in conducting research and development for tools and procedures for use in the computer forensic and law enforcement communities. We are also part of the growing RCFL network that is striving everyday to combat computer related crime by assisting law enforcement agencies in the cities we serve.