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Morris County man was sentenced Monday to eight years in federal prison for
downloading child pornography from the internet, U.S. Attorney Stephen
McAllister said. In addition, he was ordered to pay $29,000 in restitution to
victims.
Wesley Wagner, 54, White City, Kan., was convicted in
October 2018 on one count of receiving child pornography and one count of
possessing child pornography.
During trial, the
prosecutor presented evidence that the FBI seized a server belonging to a
now-defunct website called Playpen that provided users access to child
pornography. The FBI used computer forensics to identify hundreds of the site’s
users, including Wagner. Based on that information, the FBI obtained a warrant
to search the defendant’s home.
McAllister commended the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney
Christine Kenney for their work on the case.
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