MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Shanks, West Virginia man was sentenced today to 51 months incarceration for possession of child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
Allen Newcomb, age 58, pled guilty to one count of “Possession of Child Pornography" in May 2017. Newcomb admitted to possessing child pornography containing children under the age of 12 in June 2016 in Hampshire County.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen L. Vogrin prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Office of Homeland Security investigated.
Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
