STATESVILLE, NC — A judge sentenced 25-year-old Nathan Jennings-Townsend to 20 years in prison Monday afternoon after pleading guilty to child pornography charges back in January.
According to reports, Jennings-Townsend was using a foreign based photo file sharing website to look at and solicit the trade of child pornography. Investigators seized his electronic devices in June 2014, officials say, and found photos and videos of child pornography. Investigators say some of the material showed prepubescent minors engaging in sadistic and masochistic or other violent conduct.
In January 2017, Jennings-Townsend pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography. Officials say he also has a previous statutory rape conviction in North Carolina.
In addition to his 20 year sentence, Jennings-Townsend will also serve a lifetime of supervised release and have to register as a sex offender.
