Possession of Child Porn Sends Local Man to Prison
November 29th, 2022 by Joe Burgess
Christopher Yount, of Monticello, was recently excepted a plea bargain, and was sentenced to three years in ADC, with five additional years suspended, for “ Possessing or Viewing Matter Depicting Sexually Explicit in Conduct Involving a Child.”
Court records (Arkansas State Police affidavit) indicate that Yount had a search warrant served on himself and his residence in late 2020. Recovered were six SD cards, two Samsung phones, and a laptop.
After being advised of his rights, Yount stated that he used his phone to access the internet, and had gotten involved in child pornography about a year and a half before then.
He stated he had viewed approximately 100 images of child pornography and downloaded files to his phone. He acknowledged that he had also sent files to other users of the illegal image providing website.
Although a federal search warrant has been issued, earlier, the case did not meet federal guidelines for prosecution.
Yount is being held in the county detention facility, awaiting transportation to the Arkansas Department of Correction.
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