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Man sentenced for downloading explicit images involving children

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A man charged with 90 counts of distributing, possession, or viewing sexually explicit images involving children was sentenced to 15 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

Izard County Deputy Sheriff Charley Melton said Gavin R. Winter, 37, of Melbourne was arrested in October of last year after it was learned he had uploaded images that were child explicit in nature.

On Aug. 18, 2020, a search warrant against Winter was obtained by Cpl. Jackie Stinnett with the Arkansas State Police, and 90 images that were child explicit in nature were found along with 79 images of teenage females that were not explicit, according to law enforcement.

Winter is currently awaiting transfer to the ADC, Melton said.

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