Kilgore Man Sentenced for Child Pornography
Posted/updated on: January 12, 2011 at 2:00 pm
TYLER – A 55-year-old Kilgore man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Ronnie Ben Chappell pleaded guilty on June 23, 2010, to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison Tuesday in Tyler by U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis.
Prosecutors say on December 12, 2009, Chappell consented to a search of his laptop computer after being identified as having used his credit card to purchase child pornography over the internet. An analysis of the computer revealed approximately 75 images of child pornography; authorities say some depicted children less than 12 years of age engaged in sadistic or masochistic conduct.
