KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Sevierville man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in federal court to producing child pornography.

The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that 34-year-old Lucas Ray Hall pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Hall was sentenced to 30 years in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release. He will also be required to register with state sex offender registries and comply with special sex offender conditions.

According to the DOJ, in February 2024, a cyber tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children containing images of child pornography an an imminent threat to a child was sent to the S

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