Tuscaloosa Man, Repeat Sex Offender Gets 10 Years For Child Porn

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A Tuscaloosa County man who is a repeat sex offender was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for possession of child pornography.

Darrell Dewayne Thrasher, 62, was sentenced to 120 months in prison to be followed by a lifetime supervised release, according to a release from United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona's office.

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According to the plea agreement in August 2019, which was referenced in the announcement, Thrasher’s federal probation officer conducted a home visit and found five smart phone devices at his residence. Thrasher then admitted he used three of the smart phones to download child pornography, and that he possessed child pornography on those devices.

A forensic examination of the smart phones later revealed multiple images and videos of children being abused and exploited. Escalona's office pointed out that Thrasher was on federal supervision for receipt of child pornography at the time and his supervision was revoked in September 2019.

The terms of Thrasher’s supervised release also included a restriction from possessing a smart phone device.

Additionally, Thrasher was convicted in 2008 in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama of receipt of child pornography and sentenced to 97 months in prison. He was released in December 2016 on 10 years of supervised release.

Thrasher has remained in the custody of law enforcement since his arrest in August 2019.

The FBI investigated the case, along with assistance and cooperation from the Northport Police Department.

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