Timothy Paul Morgan, Child Pornography, Virginia 2015

Newport News Man Sentenced for Child Pornography

A former school district worker in Newport News, Virginia, has been sentenced for his role in the receipt of child pornography. Timothy Paul Morgan, 51, of Newport News, pleaded guilty on August 17, 2015.

According to court documents, Morgan was identified by law enforcement investigating the trading of child pornography over peer-to-peer networks. In August 2014, law enforcement downloaded 13 complete files of suspected child pornography from an IP address registered to Morgan.

A search warrant was executed at Morgan’s residence on January 22, 2015, and his computer and external hard drive were recovered. Morgan admitted he had only one computer, he was the only person with access to it, and that he had downloaded child pornography using a peer-to-peer file sharing program found on the computer.

A forensic exam of the computer and external hard drive revealed a total of 118 images and 55 videos depicting child pornography. The files dated back to 2004 and included images of young female minors engaging in sexual acts with an adult male.

Morgan was sentenced to 75 months in prison and five years of supervised release for receipt of child pornography. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kaitlin C. Gratton.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the FBI’s Norfolk Field Office investigated the case.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 4:15cr17.

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