Two Men Sentenced for Child Porn
Posted/updated on: January 7, 2011 at 3:17 pm
MARSHALL — Two East Texas men are heading to jail for child pornography. A 31-year-old Marshall man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Corey Robert Collins pleaded guilty on Aug 17, to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison on Jan. 5. According to information presented in court, on May 19, 2010, investigators executed a search warrant at Collins’ home for suspected child pornography. During the investigation, Collins admitted to downloading child pornography over the Internet using his laptop, and consented to a search of his computer. A forensic analysis of the computer revealed 24 complete downloaded videos of child pornography.
A 49-year-old Gilmer man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas today. Terry Don Briant pleaded guilty on Aug 17 to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison on Jan. 5. According to information presented in court, on May 19, 2010, investigators executed a search warrant at Briant’s home for suspected child pornography and seized several digital cameras and computers. A forensic examination of a laptop was found to contain about 86 videos and 17 pictures of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
