CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PLEA Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges
Reported by: Bob Aaron
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Aug. 13, 2012 12:32 PM EDT
Updated: Aug. 13, 2012 5:56 PM EDT
Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
An illiterate Kanawha County man pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on a home computer.
Chester Wilkinson had been scheduled to go on trial Monday in Kanawha Circuit Court when he pleaded guilty to a single count of possessing material depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Wilkinson faces up to two years in prison when he is sentenced next month. A psychiatric exam was ordered to help determine if Wilkinson is a candidate for probation. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.
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