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Scott Farthing |
A Huntingdon man who pleaded guilty in
August to producing child pornography using
an eight-year-old girl has been sentenced to
20 years in a federal prison.
Scott Farthing was sentenced Friday in U.S.
District Court in Memphis. He will be on
supervised release for 20 years after
serving his sentence.
The judge set a December 14 court date to
declare the amount of restitution in the
case.
Farthing, 35, of Woodlawn Avenue, entered a
guilty plea August 15 to possession of
pornography as well as the production of
pornography.
Farthing was charged in May 2006 in a
multi-count indictment. The indictment
stemmed from an investigation conducted by
the Huntingdon Police Department, along with
Memphis Crimes Against Children Task Force,
FBI, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the
Memphis Police Department.
The case came to light when the
eight-year-old female reportedly talked to a
teacher at her school, after viewing a film
at the school concerning proper and improper
touching, said Lt. Johnny Hill of the
Huntingdon Police Department. The child, who
resided in Kentucky, reportedly told the
teacher she had been sexually assaulted by
her step-father. She also stated Farthing
had taken nude photos of her and placed them
on the computer at their home in Huntingdon.
The teacher contacted Kentucky Family
Services and an investigation began
involving the eight-year-old victim, as well
as Farthing’s three-year-old biological
daughter.
The alleged assault is believed to have
occurred in the fall of 2005, just before
the mother and children left Huntingdon to
move to Kentucky, according to Lt. Hill.
Both children had undergone medical
examination, which indicated possible sexual
abuse in both children, said Hill.
Hill and four agents from the FBI Task Force
arrested Farthing at his Huntingdon home on
May 10, 2006. On February 23, 2006, Hill and
officers of the Huntingdon Police Department
confiscated Farthing’s computer, CDs, floppy
disks and VHS tapes. Pornographic material
was later found on the computer.
Hill, who personally conducted an interview
with the eight-year-old victim, “said she
was able to describe in detail what happened
to her. She also told us about the photos
being placed on the computer.”
Both children currently live with their aunt
in Massachusetts. |
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