BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A convicted sex offender was sentenced Monday to 18 years in federal prison followed by lifetime supervised release for possessing child pornography and firearms.
John Patrick Dillon, 62, formerly of Harwood, reportedly transported and possessed child porn beginning in 2015.
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They also found four guns, which he was prohibited from owning due to a 1998 conviction for sexual abuse of a minor.
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