The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Posted: Monday, January 01, 2018 12:29 PM

LOCAL: Newport Woman Sentenced To 162 Months For Child Porn Charges

On Thursday, 23-year-old Sierra Danielle Messer was sentenced to serve 162 months in prison after she was convicted for distribution and possession of child pornography.

When Messer is released from prison, she will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Officer for 25 years, and she will be required to register with the sex offender registry in any state where she works, lives or attends school.

In December 2015, Messer pleaded guilty to federal charges that stemmed from an undercover investigation into trading child pornography on the internet. A forensic examination of her cell phone found that she had collected 172 photos and 12 videos of child pornography.