Christopher Dale Smith, 20, of Martinez, was sentenced to 87 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography, according to a news release from David H. Estes, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge J. Randal Hall also ordered Smith to pay $3,000 in restitution, and to serve 15 years of supervised release and register as a sex offender after completion of his prison term.
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“Online images of child pornography perpetually victimize our most vulnerable citizens,” Estes said in his news release. “Identifying those who exploit children and holding them accountable brings a measure of justice for these victims.”
The investigation of Smith began in January 2021 when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cyber tip that identified images of child pornography. FBI agents identified Smith and discovered dozens of images and videos of child exploitation on devices in his possession.
In an unrelated case, Mark Christopher Greene, 46, of Appling, has been indicted for alleged possession of child pornography. That investigation, also involving NCMEC, the FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
