Thursday, June 7, 2012

Boone County Man Pleads Guilty

{Madison, West Virginia}...Daniel C. Runion, 27, of Seth, in Boone County, pleaded guilty Thursday to receiving child pornography. Runion admitted that on July 29, 2011, he used his computer to download child pornography that included images and videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including actual or simulated sexual intercourse and the lascivious exhibition of the genitals and pubic area of the minors. An investigation revealed Runion had more than 600 images and videos. Runion faces a minimum mandatory of five years and up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced in September.