{"id":167220,"date":"2021-12-08T14:33:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=167220"},"modified":"2021-12-08T14:33:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:33:51","slug":"ex-montana-police-chief-admits-distributing-child-porn-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/ex-montana-police-chief-admits-distributing-child-porn-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Montana police chief admits distributing child porn on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GREAT FALLS \u2013 The former East Helena chief of police today admitted allegations that he distributed child pornography in 2019 using social media, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>William Daly Harrington, 43, pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography. Harrington faces a mandatory minimum five years to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years to a lifetime of supervised release.<\/p>\n<p>A plea agreement in the case calls for the government to seek the dismissal of three other counts in an indictment if the court accepts the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided and set sentencing for April 13, 2022. Chief Judge Morris will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Harrington was released pending further proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>The government alleged in court documents that in September 2020, a Lewis and Clark County Sheriff\u2019s deputy, who is a member of the Montana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, investigated a tip that Facebook Messenger had reported one of its accounts distributed child pornography to another account. The investigation determined that the Facebook Messenger account distributing child pornography belonged to Harrington. Account records showed that on Dec. 17, 2019, Harrington sent 11 images using Messenger to another account. Some of the images depicted child pornography. On Jan. 27, 2021, a search warrant was served on Harrington\u2019s residence in Lewis and Clark County. Law enforcement seized Harrington\u2019s cellular phone, which was analyzed and found to contain images and videos of child pornography. Harrington admitted that he owned and used the Facebook Messenger account that distributed child pornography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GREAT FALLS \u2013 The former East Helena chief of police today admitted allegations that he distributed child pornography in 2019 using social media, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. William Daly Harrington, 43, pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography. 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