A judge sentenced a Virginia Beach man to spend 26 years in prison for sexually abusing a child in 2012.
According to the Commonwealth’s Attorney, 67-year-old Kenneth Merchant sexually abused a child on multiple occasions and and took photos of the abuse.
Nude photographs of the victim were found in Merchant’s dresser drawer. While he was in jail awaiting trial, Merchant admitted to molesting and photographing the young victim.
After Merchant’s arrest in 2013, investigators also received photographs that had been in a storage unit belonging to Merchant. The Commonwealth’s Attorney says there were dozens of images of child pornography that appeared to have been downloaded from the internet.
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Merchant pleaded guilty on February 5, 2014. He has a prior conviction for aggravated sexual battery from 1987.
