David Ethredge, 14th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney, says he hopes a 400-year prison sentence handed down to an Omaha man for sex offenses and child pornography sends a strong message to the community.
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Warren’s most serious conviction, the Class Y rape charge, carried a punishment of 40 years in prison with a minimum of 25 years served behind bars. Had all of his charges ran concurrently, the 40-year term would have been the most that Warren would have served.
Ethredge says that Warren’s 404-year conviction is the first one in recent memory of that magnitude in the Twin Lakes Area and that he hopes that consecutive sentences will become the standard for future child pornography cases.
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Warren was arrested in April after the Arkansas State Police received a tip from Google that someone was sending and receiving large amounts of child pornography online. State police identified Warren through his computer IP address and his email address.
Warren reportedly told authorities that he shared explicit videos with other people in an online chat room and received other images and videos in return. A search warrant for Warren’s cell phone and online media storage uncovered 346 videos and images of explicit material involving children between the ages of 2 and 16.
Ethredge says such child porn cases are becoming more common.
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Ethredge says this case was important to his office and law enforcement officials because victims often feel that no one will believe them and that no one will protect them if they do speak up. He said he also hopes the case will remind the community that child pornography is a threat right here in the Twin Lakes Area.
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Ethredge says if his office gets a chance to stop child predators, “We’re going to prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.”
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