Hattiesburg, Miss. – Mark Randy Magee, 61, of Purvis, was
sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to 10 months in federal
prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for transferring obscene
materials to a minor under the age of 16, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst,
Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze with the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. Magee was also ordered to pay
$28,000 in restitution to the victim and register as a sex offender.
On January 15, 2016, a woman reported to the Salem Police
Department in Salem, Illinois, that her 14 year-old daughter had received
graphic, sexually explicit, videos on the child’s iPad from a man named
"Randy M." During the online "chats", the man said he was
48 years old and lived in Mississippi.
Further investigation led FBI agents to Mark Randy Magee in
Purvis, Mississippi.A search warrant was executed on Magee’s home and
electronic devices were seized that confirmed the online "chats" and
sexually explicit videos sent to the child in Illinois.
On September 7, 2018, Magee was charged in a federal indictment
with transferring obscene materials to a minor under the age of 16. He pled
guilty before Judge Starrett on January 31, 2019. Magee has a prior felony
conviction for attempting to meet with a minor in Ohio for unlawful sexual
contact.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Mississippi
Attorney General’s Office jointly investigated the case. It was prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attorney Glenda R. Haynes.
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