KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - An East Tennessee man convicted of distributing child pornography was sentenced to prison on Thursday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

On Sept. 18, U.S. District Judge Thomas Varlan sentenced Michael Potter, 38, of Rocky Top, to serve just over 15.5 years in prison. Officials say after he is released, he will be on probation for 10 years and must register as a sex offender.

According to court documents, investigators conducted online investigations into child pornography trafficking from April 2023 to May 2023. During the investigation, they identified an IP address that belonged to Potter and they say it contained “numerous files depicting child pornography and child sexual abuse.”

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