Alexandria Man Sentenced For Sending Child Porn Over Skype

ALEXANDRIA, VA—An Alexandria man has been sentenced for ten counts of distributing child pornography. According to court documents, the defendant had hundreds of child pornography images and distributed at least 23 images between December 2015 and March 2016. Jeramy Jon-Earl Scovell, 41, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

He was arrested in September 2016. Authorities began investigating when Scovell took his computer for repairs and a store employee found a folder with pornographic images of children. Investigators got a warrant and found he had distributed 23 of the images through a Skype messaging system.

The conversations show Scovell saying he dreamed of sexually abusing children. He did pass a polygraph test confirming he did not commit a sexual act against a child. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

After being released from prison, he will be required to go through a sex offender evaluation and other steps while on probation.

Commonwealth's Attorney Bryan Porter said in a statement, “This case was horrific for everyone involved. The images possessed and distributed by this defendant are some of the most violent, disturbing images our office has ever encountered. No one should be exposed to such horrific and gratuitous images.”

Scovell is being held at William G. Truesdale Alexandria Adult Detention Center pending a transfer to a prison.

Image via Alexandria Sheriff's Office