AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Columbia County resident was sentenced to federal prison for possessing child pornography.

Perry Jason Ward, 27, of Evans, was sentenced Thursday to 84 months in federal prison for possessing images of sexual exploitation of children, according to U.S. Attorney Margaret E. Heap.

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Sean Benjamin Cushman, 30, of Graniteville, now has active warrants in Walton County, Fla., for dozens of counts of child sex crimes.

U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall also ordered Ward to register as a sex offender, pay $96,000 in restitution, pay $200 in special assessments, and serve 15 years of supervised release upon completion of the prison term.

Ward used the internet to obtain 45,792 images and 4

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