Lincoln County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

EUGENE, Ore. – Troy Wooley, 48, of Newport, Oregon, pled guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced today by Chief U. S. District Judge Ann Aiken to 120 months in prison, to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release.

The federal charges were brought after the Newport Police Department received a tip that computer equipment belonging to Wooley contained child pornography.  According to the prosecutor, Wooley had an extensive criminal history that included prior convictions for sex abuse and possession of child pornography.  He was in possession of approximately 86 images of child pornography.    

This case was investigated by the Newport Police Department, the Albany Police Department and the FBI.   This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy Potter.