Former East Helena police chief admits distributing child pornography ► FINCHANNEL
GREAT FALLS – The former East Helena chief of police today admitted allegations that he distributed child pornography in 2019 using social media, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. William Daly Harrington, 43, pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography. Harrington faces a mandatory minimum five years to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years to a lifetime of supervised release. A plea agreement in the case calls for the government to seek the dismissal of three other counts in an indictment if the court accepts the agreement. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris pr...