RALEIGH—United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Joseph Patrick Murphy, 21, of Louisburg to 216 months’ imprisonment, followed by lifetime of supervised release. Upon his relase from prison, Murphy will be required to register as a sex offender.
Murphy was named in an indictment filed on May 21, 2013, charging him with three counts of distribution of child pornography and 10 counts of the receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. On August 15, 2013, Murphy pled guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography.
According to the investigation, Murphy used the Internet to distribute numerous images of child pornography to undercover law enforcement agents. A search warrant was executed at Murphy’s residence on April 19, 2012. Murphy was present and after being advised of his rights, he admitted to having created and used an online account to download and share images and movies of child exploitation.
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