CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – James Timothy Cobb, of Fairmont,
West Virginia, was sentenced today to 110 months incarceration for a child
pornography charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Cobb, age 56, pled guilty to one count of “Possession of
Child Pornography” in October 2018. Cobb admitted to possessing child pornography
in Marion County in September 2014.
This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood,
a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation
and abuse. Led by the United States
Attorneys’ Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local
resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit
children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe
Childhood, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc/.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah E. Wagner prosecuted the cases
on behalf of the government. The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated.
Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.
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