Eleanor Hunton Hoppe, the 47-year-old Charlottesville socialite who pleaded guilty last year to distributing child pornography in a plot to molest a young girl, was sentenced Thursday to 135 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia.

The sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras also mandates 10 years of supervised release and requires Hoppe to register as a sex offender for at least 25 years.

New revelations prompt reevaluation of Charlottesville socialite's child sex crime case

A recent court filing revealed that Hoppe was under the influence of a mind-altering drug at the time of her actions, shedding new light on a case that shocked legal and social circles.

The daughter of one of Richmond's most prominent legal famili

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