Zanesville man sentenced after pornographic images of children found on his phone
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — A man was sentenced to at least eight years in prison after pornographic images of children were found on his phone.
Charles E. Cawley, 43, was given the sentence this week in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court, convicted of pandering obscenity involving a minor. In addition to his sentence, he will be required to register as a sex offender after his release.
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In September, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children notified a children’s crimes taskforce abuse material downloaded to a phone registered to Cawley’s mother. She was contacted by investigators and said her son was using the phone.
Three months later, law enforcement officers searched Cawley’s home. He admitted to the officers that he had downloaded the materials, Muskingum County Prosecutor Ron Welch said in a news release.
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