Crime & Safety
Clayton Man Gets 11-Plus Years in Child Pornography Case
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri announced the sentencing Wednesday.
A 46-year-old Clayton man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison on two counts of child pornography possession, a Wednesday news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri states.
Andrew Joseph Hyer was convicted on those counts in January. He received a total of 135 months in prison.
The , and Regional Computer Crime Education and Enforcement Group investigated the case.
Chief Tom Byrne of the Clayton police could not immediately be reached for comment on the sentencing.
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