Former Youngstown DJ Gets Jailtime For Child Porn

William "Scott" Kennedy

Former CUMULUS Classic Rock sister WYFM (Y103)/YOUNGSTOWN wakeup host WILLIAM "SCOTT" KENNEDY has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.

KENNEDY had earlier pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of child pornography (NET NEWS 8/5). Authorities said they caught KENNEDY in 2009. An undercover agent was monitoring chat rooms when he discovered KENNEDY had uploaded images to one and was chatting on the subject of phone sex.

Senior U.S. District Judge ALAN N. BLOCH imposed the sentence, which also includes a lifetime of supervised release and a $25,000 fine, reports VINDY.COM.

"Every time a sexually-explicit image of a minor is produced, transmitted or viewed by these predators, a child is victimized," said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations special agent JOHN P. KELLEGHAN, who investigated the case. "Those who believe they can hide behind their stature in the community are mistaken. They will be held accountable for their actions."

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