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Wellesley man sentenced to five years on child porn charges

By Globe Staff

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  February 13, 2012

A 24-year-old Wellesley man was sentenced today in Los Angeles to five years in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute child pornography, federal authorities announced. Joseph Tierney pleaded guilty in August. He was sentenced by US District Judge Virginia A. Phillips.

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