Fairfax County Man Sentenced For Child Pornography Charges

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA—A Fairfax County man was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography.

Evidence shows the sentenced man share child pornography files with investigators from Virginia State Police and the Northern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. It was done over a file sharing network.

This led to a search warrant on the man's Fairfax County residence, but they soon learned he moved to Prince William County. With a second warrant, they searched his home and found over 3,500 files of child pornography on his computer. The disturbing images show children as young as 4 years old being sexual abused. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has identified some of the children as abuse victims in other investigations.

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Authorities also learned the U.S. Air Force gave him a bad conduct discharge from his conviction of child pornography possession in 2002.

Douglas Lawrence Marcy, 51, pleaded guilty in May to two counts of distribution of child pornography and eight counts of possession of child pornography.

Marcy was sentenced in Fairfax County Circuit Court, and Attorney General Mark Herring prosecuted the case.

"Nothing is more important than the safety and health of our children, and that's why my team and I are working every single day to fight the scourge of child pornography and put these criminals behind bars," said Herring in a statement. "This is another strong sentence that will take a dangerous predator out of the community and put him behind bars."

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