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Man sentenced to prison for possessing child pornography in Miami County

Chad Waymire

MIAMI COUNTY — A Miami County man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.

Chad Waymire, 35, was sentenced to 3 to 4.5 years in prison this week, according to Miami County Common Pleas Court officials.

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The sentencing came nearly two months after Waymire pleaded guilty to one 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, according to court records.

As part of his plea agreement, the remaining six charges he was facing were dropped.

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As part of his sentence, Waymire will have to register as a Tier II sex offender.

As News Center 7 previously reported, Waymire was arrested in March after Miami County Sheriff’s detectives served a search warrant at his Potsdam home.

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