Richard Simpson pleaded guilty in June to 15 counts of possessing child pornography.
Man sentenced to 15 years for child pornography blames QAnon
Richard Dalton Simpson claimed it was part of QAnon-inspired research into sex trafficking, prosecutors said.A Virginia man who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for downloading child pornography claimed it was part of QAnon-inspired research into sex trafficking, prosecutors said.Richard Dalton Simpson, 53, of Pulaski, pleaded guilty in June to 15 counts of possessing child pornography, according to Pulaski County online court records.
Simpson originally claimed that his cellphone had been hacked, according to the newspaper. However, he later admitted that he knew when the videos arrived and did not remove them. “When a 55-year-old man is in possession of child pornography, he is infested with a perversion that is not acceptable in our community and God willing, nowhere,” Griffith said in a statement on Wednesday. “Justice can have many faces and today, that face is the eradication of freedom of a man who walked amongst us. He blended with us as a member of this community, but was in reality, an immoral deviant who deserved the punishment that was doled out.
On Thursday, Griffith said that his statement was about Simpson’s involvement with child pornography, and not whatever QAnon-linked beliefs he may have held, the
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