Alabama Man Sentenced to 109 months for Receiving Child Pornography

LONDON, Ky- Michael Virgil Woodham, 45, of Bessemer, Alabama was sentenced to 109 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Wier for receiving child pornography.

According to Woodham’s plea agreement, he knowingly received a visual depiction from a Pulaski County resident, and the visual was of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The defendant admitted that he knew that the visual depiction was of a minor.

Michael Virgil Woodham pleaded guilty March 8.           

Under federal law, Woodham must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon release, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for 15 years.

Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, James Robert Brown, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Louisville Field Division, and Johnnie Sharp, Jr., Special Agent in Charge, FBI Birmingham, Alabama Division, jointly announced the sentence.

The investigation was conducted by FBI. The United States was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jenna Reed.

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