SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Billings man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography.
The Springfield News-Leader reported 22-year-old James McClelland was sentenced Monday. He had pleaded guilty to child-pornography charges.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, authorities executed a search warrant at McClelland's home in 2012 and found videos and images of child pornography.
Authorities say he used file sharing software to download the videos and images.
Information from: Springfield News-Leader, http://www.news-leader.com
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