Miami County man sentenced in internet child sexual abuse materials case

Miami County courthouse

Miami County courthouse

TROY — A Potsdam man convicted of six felony counts of child sexual abuse material was sentenced Monday in Miami County Common Pleas Court to 3 to 4½ years in prison.

Chad Waymire, 35, originally faced one second-degree felony charge of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person, one second-degree felony count of illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material and 10 fourth-degree felony counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person.

Chad Waymire

Credit: Miami County Jail

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Credit: Miami County Jail

The charges were based on internet activity by Waymire and involved no identifiable victims, according to investigators.

In the plea deal, Waymire pleaded to the second-degree felony charge of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person and five fourth-degree felony counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person. The remaining charges were dismissed.

Waymire told Judge Jeannine Pratt he wanted to apologized to everyone affected by the case.

He was given credit for 103 days already served in jail and classified as a Tier II sex offender, which will require him to register his address with the sheriff’s office in the county where he lives following prison release every 180 days for 25 years.

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