LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Danville man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on August 25th for receiving child pornography.
According to his plea agreement, in 2020, Noonan was convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor in North Carolina. After being released from prison, Noonan was placed on probation, the terms of which included monitoring of his electronic devices.
In May 2022, the Boyle County Probation and Parole noticed suspicious searches on one of Noonan’s devices. This prompted them to search Noonan’s residence, where they found a cell phone that did not have the required monitoring software and that contained hundreds of images or videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Noonan then admitted to searching for and downloading these digital files.
Under federal law, Noonan must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence; and upon his release, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for 15 years.