Mingo Co., W. Va. man sentenced in child porn case

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WYMT) - A West Virginia man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the production of child pornography on Wednesday, April 23.

According to court documents and statements made in court, around November 1, 2019, Cameron Drake Newsome, 25, of Williamson, used a cell phone to take two pictures of a child approximately three years of age while the child was naked from the waist down.

Newsome admitted to taking the photos and storing them on an online file storage account.

Newsome also admitted that he stored several other images and videos in his online file storage accounts depicting minors, including prepubescent children, engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

In addition to being sentenced, Newsome must also pay $7,000 in restitution and register as a sex offender.

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