NC sex offender violates supervised release, sentenced to 51-136 months for child pornography

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A North Carolina registered intercourse offender might be spending the following 51-to-136 months in federal jail after violating the phrases of his supervised launch, in keeping with the Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace.

Larry Dwayne Hougom, 51, has been a registered intercourse offender since 2009 when he was convicted of second-degree rape.

Orange County deputies arrested Hougom in February of 2020, charging him with 21 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation. Third-degree sexual exploitation refers to possessing materials that accommodates a visible illustration of a minor partaking in sexual exercise.

Deputies discovered almost 300 pictures on two digital gadgets of Hougom’s that have been seized throughout a search warrant in October of 2019.

Hougom was indicted by the USA Lawyer’s Workplace for the Center District of North Carolina on Oct. 25, 2021, and was charged with the next:

• Possession of kid pornography
• Receiving little one pornography

Hougom plead responsible to the costs in January of 2022.

On Thursday in Greensboro, Senior United States District Decide N. Carlton Tilley Jr, sentenced Hougom to 51-to-136 months in federal jail. He’ll start to serve his sentence in July and might be below supervised launch as soon as his sentence is full.

“This final result was made attainable by way of the exhausting work of the Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace, and Investigator Ashley Woodlief’s dedication to prosecuting sexual exploitation instances helped us obtain this conviction,” mentioned US Lawyer Sandra J. Hairston.