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Local Man Sentenced In Child Pornography Case

U.S. Attorney's Office

A Columbus man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for asking a 14-year-old girl to take and send him explicit photos of him. A federal jury also convicted 48-year-old Thomas Sweeney of trying to coerce the girl into sexual activity. Sweeney was convicted in 2004 on two counts of rape involving a minor, and was sentenced to ten years in prison.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.