Wednesday, May 08, 2019

Berkeley County man sentenced for child pornography


MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Eric Eugene Smith, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 97 months incarceration for possessing child pornography, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Smith, age 51, pled guilty to one count of “Possession of Child Pornography” in January 2019. Smith admitted to having child pornography of children under the age of 12 in his possession in September 2018 in Berkeley County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberley D. Crockett prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the West Virginia State Police investigated.

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