Newport News man sentenced to 10 years in prison for receiving child pornography
Richard Jerod Whitley, Jr., 37, was accused of engaging in online trading of child sexual abuse material comprised of thousands of images.
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Richard Jerod Whitley, Jr., 37, was accused of engaging in online trading of child sexual abuse material comprised of thousands of images.
Richard Jerod Whitley, Jr., a former bus driver at an elementary school in Colonial Heights, pleaded guilty in federal court in Newport News Thursday to running a web forum set up to exchange child pornography. Whitley, 37, was a member of more than 120 groups dedicated to exchanging child sexual abuse material on the chat app Viber, federal investigators say.
Richard Jerod Whitley, Jr., a former bus driver at an elementary school in Colonial Heights, pleaded guilty in federal court in Newport News Thursday to running a web forum set up to exchange child pornography. Whitley, 37, was a member of more than 120 groups dedicated to exchanging child sexual abuse material on the chat app Viber, federal investigators say.