An Ooltewah man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for the exploitation of minors and the possession of child pornography, according to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Dewayne Douglas Price, 42, solicited women across the U.S. to molest their children and send him images of themselves doing so, according to filed court documents referenced in the release.
Some of the women Price solicited have been charged by federal or state authorities, according to the release.
Price took a plea agreement, the release said.
He pleaded guilty Feb. 23 to two counts of exploitation of a minor, receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography, according to the release.
After his sentence is complete, Price will have supervised release for the rest of his life, required registration with state sex offender registries and must comply with special sex offender conditions, the release said.
— Compiled by Sarah Dolgin