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Ava man sentenced to 58 years for child pornography charges

By Jessica HammerBil Tatum,

25 days ago

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An Ava man indicted in 2022 on child pornography charges by a federal grand jury has been sentenced to 58 years in federal prison without parole.

Harold Lloyd Blair, 67, pleaded guilty in February 2024 to possessing child pornography and using children to produce child pornography. He was sentenced on June 20 at the Springfield federal courthouse by Judge Roseanne Ketchmark.

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Blair was indicted after photos were found behind a wall of his former residence.

According to the United States Department of Justice, the investigation began on Dec. 2, 2022, when workers employed by Douglas County discovered a filing cabinet that contained images of child pornography in a house they were tearing down.

Workers using heavy equipment tore into a wall and found the filing cabinet, then contacted the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators learned that Blair had sold the house to the county.

State charges were originally filed against Blair in Douglas County but were dismissed by the Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney in favor of the federal indictment.

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