Huber man sentenced in federal child porn case

A Huber Heights man was sentenced to two years in prison with 10 years of post-release control in a child pornography case.

Richard C. Webber, 54, of Huber Heights, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court.

Webber was charged in March 2016 in a bill of information and pleaded guilty last May. According to court documents, Webber used "Peer-to-Peer" software and file-sharing programs and applications to obtain, download, view, possess with intent to distribute, share and transfer child pornography, according to a media release.

Webber possessed videos depicting child pornography on a home desktop computer and other storage devices in his home.

Investigators found over 1,200 pictures and 170 video files of child pornography, according to a media release.

Webber's sentence includes a requirement that he register as a sex offender anywhere that he lives, works or attends school. He was also ordered to pay restitution and forfeit various computers.

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