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 is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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