Myrtle Man Gets 5 Years for Possession of Child Porn

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UNION COUNTY, Miss. (Press Release) — A Union County resident is going to prison for child exploitation, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today.

Marvin Lloyd Lemar, 25, of Myrtle entered a guilty plea, to possession of child porn, before Judge John Gregory.

As a result, Lemar was sentenced to 40 years with five to serve. He was also ordered to pay $1,000 to the Children’s Trust Fund and register as a sex offender upon release.

The defendant was caught after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children resulted in an investigation by the Attorney General’s Cyber Crime Unit.  The investigation revealed that the defendant had uploaded images of child pornography to his Flick’r account.

“I hope that the five year sentence and the additional 35 years Judge Gregory put on this defendant will deter him from ever viewing child pornography again for the remainder of his life,” said Attorney General Hood. “The message to child pornographers should by now be clear throughout the state of Mississippi:  We are watching you on-line, we have crystal clear evidence against you when we knock on your door, you will have to serve at least five years without parole in the penitentiary, and you will have to register as a convicted sex offender for a minimum of 25 years.  Is it worth it?”

The Attorney General’s Office was assisted in this case by the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant Attorney General Brandon Ogburn.