Crime & Safety

Macomb Township Man Gets 30 Years in Prison on Child Porn Charges

The FBI announced that Thomas William Wooten of Macomb Township was sentenced to 30 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release following his prison term.

Thomas William Wooten of Macomb Township was sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing and distributing child pornography, according to a statement from the FBI.

Wooten, 33, also will have 15 years of supervised release following his prison term in the sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Marianne O. Battani in Detroit on Wednesday.

“Regrettably, the Internet provides child predators with a ready market for child pornography, but it also helps us to rescue children who are being sexually abused,” U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade said in a statement.

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Wooten was convicted in December.

The evidence at trial showed that Wooten produced and distributed pornographic images of a 3-year-old girl.

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