Local Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Child Pornography
Johnny Lee Cole is a previously convicted sex offender who possessed and distributed child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in the Northern District of Georgia.
A local man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distributing child pornography, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's office in the Northern District of Georgia. Chief U.S. District Judge Julie E. Carnes sentenced Johnny Lee Cole to 15 years and 8 months in prison today. Cole is a previously convicted sex offender who possessed and distributed child pornography, according to the release, which said Cole was from Stone Mountain, but did not provide location details. “The damage done to our community by the distribution of child pornography is incalculable,” said U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates in the release. “Children are victimized when the images and videos are produced, and are victimized repeatedly each time…
