Eglin Air Force Base Civilian Contractor Sentenced To Prison For Receipt Of Child Pornography

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – John Wesley Sirmans, 61, of Niceville, Florida, was sentenced to 84 months in prison today for receipt of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

Sirmans was a civilian contractor at Eglin Air Force Base, who accessed child pornography images through the internet using his work computer. During his guilty plea on March 31, 2015, Sirmans admitted that, between June and December 2014, he knowingly received child pornography images through the internet as charged in the Indictment. In total, Sirmans had more than 800 images of child pornography located in his office on Eglin Air Force Base, including many images of children under the age of 12.

The charges were the result of a joint investigation by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, the Air Force Office of Special Investigation, and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey Tharp.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. The office strives to protect and serve the citizens of the Northern District of Florida through the ethical, vigorous, and impartial enforcement of the laws of the United States, to defend the national security, to improve the safety and quality of life in our communities through the protection of civil rights, and to protect the public funds and financial assets of the United States. To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website. For more information about the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/fln/index.html.

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