Myspace Crime Suspect Gets 5.5 Years

A man accused of posing as a teen online to sexually photograph other teens was sentenced Thursday.

Joseph Cummings, 21, was not sentenced to the maximum he could get, but the family of the victim is willing to accept the five and half years that he received. He could have received more than eight years on the seven charges that he was facing.

Cummings got himself in trouble for trying to lure teens on MySpace.

The victim’s father said, “I think it could have been better, but I think the judge did the beset with what he had.”

Police filed charges after Cummings took photos and had sexual contact with three teenage girls he met on MySpace.

Gerald Parker said, “He was posing as an individual younger than what he was to attract the individuals we’re trying to protect, especially in this case of 14, 15 and 16-year-old girls.”

The father of the victim spoke to Cummings for the first time since he was arrested and said, “She is a very strong girl. I’m proud of what she did.”

He told Cummings that his daughter went from having straight A’s to straight F’s. She went from being independent to being scared.

Cummings was also labeled a Tier II sex offender, which means that he will have to register every 180 days for 25 year after his release.

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