Couple Sentenced in Child-Porn Case
From Times Wire Reports
A man convicted of downloading child pornography was sentenced in Lexington to nearly 76 years in prison after officials agreed he posed enough of a danger to go beyond federal sentencing guidelines.
Terry Adkins would have faced up to 30 years in prison, but U.S. District Judge Karl Forester granted prosecutors’ request for a harsher sentence.
Adkins’ wife, Jane, who was his accomplice, received a 30-year prison sentence. Their lawyers said they would appeal.
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