Man pleads guilty to child porn charge
FORT WORTH, TX
U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks said Kelly M. Stapleton of Azle has
been in custody since being arrested in September. He faces a
maximum statutory sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine
and a lifetime of supervised release. Sentencing is set for Feb.
25.
Court records show that in September 2005, FBI agents visited
Stapleton's home based on a lead concerning images of child
pornography on the Internet. Child pornography was discovered on
his computer. hen, Stapleton did not admit that he knowingly
possessed child pornography.
When agents interviewed him again this year he acknowledged
acquiring it from the Internet.
