A judge has rejected a deal that would have allowed a Waynesboro man to plead guilty to child pornography charges in exchange for no jail time and an expunged criminal record.

Waynesboro Circuit Court Judge Paul Dryer said Wednesday that such an arrangement "sets a bad precedent," especially when Waynesboro is in the midst of a child pornography epidemic. Crime

Child porn cases skyrocketing in Waynesboro

Bob Stuart

Just last year, Waynesboro police handled more than 80 such cases, roughly 30% more than the year prior and eight times the number reported in five years prior.

Adrian Warren, 20, came to court Wednesday prepared to plead guilty to two counts of possessing child pornography in exchange for three years of probation. Upon completion of that probation, Warren would be eli

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