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Fayette County man pleads guilty to distributing child pornography

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 22:32 · Archive

A Fayette County man pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography via a messaging app.

Clarence Jean Miller, 41, of Oak Hill in Fayette County, West Virginia, pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography. According to court documents, he shared nine photographs and three videos containing child pornography via a cellphone messaging app on 15 March 2025. The images depicted minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Miller faces a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 20 years in prison. He will also be subject to at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000, and must register as a sex offender.

Sentencing is scheduled for 9 March 2027. Senior United States District Judge David A. Faber presided over the guilty plea hearing. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Lesley C. Shamblin and Jennifer D. Gordon.

Fayette County man pleads guilty to distributing child pornography
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In this story: Clarence Jean Miller · Fayette County · Oak Hill · West Virginia · David A. Faber

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