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Alcorn County man sentenced to 20 years on child porn charges

An Alcorn County man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on child porn charges, according to a release on his sentencing.

Donald Hobbs, of Alcorn County, pled guilty to one count of production of child pornography on Aug. 21, 2019 and was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, plus 15 years of supervised released.

Hobbs was arrested in September of 2018 and charged with sexual battery and enticement of a child for sexual purposes.

The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department received a Cybertip report of alleged online activity that involved a 14-year-old being enticed to produce sexually explicit images on Sept. 20 of last year by Hobbs.

Jon R Myers

Jon R Myers is he executive editor of the Mississippi New Group, the largest digital only media company in Mississippi.

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