Teresa Moon
Christopher Colby Ingram, in custody, pleaded guilty pursuant to Alford to amended charges of Possession of Visual Pornography of a Person Under the Age of 16 (involving a juvenile male) and Felony of Possession of Visual Pornography of a Person Under the Age of 16 (juvenile female). Both are Category D felonies, each with potential penalties of 1-6 years in prison and fines of up to $5,000. Additional penalties include registration as a sex offender and lifetime supervision by the Division of Parole and Probation.
Ingram’s plea was made per Alford, (North Carolina v. Alford (1970), in which he accepts the full ramifications of a guilty verdict and the prescribed penalties without admitting to committing the crime.
The District Attorney’s Office stated they would be able to prove that Ingram used a spy cam to capture the image of a juvenile male masturbating and placed a video camera in a bathroom capturing an image of the naked body of a juvenile female. Judge Stockard ordered a Pre-Sentencing Investigation, as well as a Psychosexual Evaluation. Sentencing is set for November 12.
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