Violations lead to jail time in child porn case
A Wichita Falls man will serve a few days in jail after admitting he violated the terms of his probation for possession of child pornography charges, court records show.
Chad Dustin Gifford was charged with five child pornography counts after authorities alleged in 2017 he had illicit images of girls between the ages of 10 and 14 on his phone. Gifford was 17 at the time.
Gifford, 23, pleaded guilty and, on Jan. 19, 2018, a judge placed him on 10 years of a type of probation that allows him to avoid a conviction if he successfully completes it. The offense is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
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The terms of his deferred-adjudication probation agreement included staying away from places that sell alcohol, working 160 hours of community service, attending a sex-offender treatment program, staying 1,000 feet away from places where children gather, avoiding sexually oriented material and staying off the internet.
In a “true plea” entered Friday, Gifford admitted to going to a bar and video arcade several times where alcohol is served and children are allowed, viewing pornography on the internet, failing behavior requirements of his treatment program, missing a sex offender treatment session and using an unauthorized computer and smart phone.
Because of the violations, 30th District Judge Jeff McKnight ruled Gifford must spend two weekends in county jail and see a psychiatrist in addition to abiding by the terms of his original agreement.
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