A 20-year-old Hedgesville, West Virginia man will spend five years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material.
Octavious Young was sentenced to 60 months behind bars after investigators traced an email account connected to the material back to him. The investigation began with multiple cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Search warrants were later carried out at Young’s home and on his electronic devices, where investigators found hundreds of videos and pictures containing child sexual abuse material. Young must also pay three thousand dollars in restitution to victims. After prison, he will serve 60 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.
West Virginia State Police investigated the case as part of Project Safe Childhood.
By: Dianah Gibson
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