DESOTO COUNTY, Fla.- A jury found a sexual predator guilty on charges of possessing child porn.
Jay Lawrence Carter was sentenced to five years in prison for each of the 20 counts.
Carter was initially arrested during a 2012 investigation between the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office and other state agencies, involving 110 counts of possession of child pornography.
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