WARREN A Leavittsburg man who pled guilty to a dozen child pornography charges in August has learned his fate.

An employee in Judge Sean O'Brien's court tells 21 News that 45-year-old James Harper was handed an indefinite sentence of 10 to 13-and-a-half years in prison on seven counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor and five counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance.

Harper must also register as a tier 3 sex offender.

Harper is already serving a year-and-a-half prison sentence for disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and pandering obscenity.

Trumbull County Assistant Prosecutor Gabe Wildman previously told 21 News that while Harper's first case was pending, a search warrant was executed where officers found 40 devices containing chil

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