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Spokane man sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography

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James A. McDevitt, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Richard Lloyd Parham, age 58, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced today for receiving child pornography over the Internet. In the spring of 2008, the Washington State Patrol High Tech Computer Crimes Unit identified a computer sharing child pornography over the Internet. Further investigation showed that computer to be operating from Richard Parham’s residence in Spokane, Washington. In July 2008, a search warrant was executed at Richard Parham’s residence. Three computers, two additional hard drives, and various electronic storage devices were seized. A thorough examination showed them to contain nearly 600 videos of children pornography. The videos had been downloaded on the computer between December 2007 and July 2008. Some of the videos were of children under 6 … Read entire article »

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