Alert Top Story Vinton man gets 14 years for child pornography collection of more than 100 victims LAURENCE HAMMACK The Roanoke Times Sep 24, 2026 Sep 24, 2026 Updated Sep 24, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who collected sexually explicit images of more than 100 young girls in Roanoke and beyond was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison.kAmp=286@? y2JEH@? {66 vC2G6=J[ aa[ H2D 4@?G:4E65 62C=:6C @7 C646:G:?8 2?5 5:DEC:3FE:?8 49:=5 A@C?@8C2A9J — 46==A9@?6 G:56@D 2?5 A9@E@D @7 ?:?6 G:4E:>D E2<6? H96? E96J H6C6 36EH66? 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