Former Portsmouth police officer pleads guilty to child porn charges

By: ASSOCIATED PRESS | WSLS 10
Published: June 29, 2009

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NORFOLK (AP) - A former Portsmouth police officer has
pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing child pornography.
Paul Alonzo Ewing faces five to 10 years on each count when he
is sentenced Sept. 25. The 38-year-old Ewing had been free on bond,
but he was taken to jail by U.S. marshals after his plea Monday in
federal court in Norfolk.
Ewing admitted having images of child pornography on his home
computer when he was arrested last fall on state charges of taking
indecent liberties with a teenage girl. Prosecutors said they wont
pursue the state case now that Ewing has pleaded guilty to three
federal felonies.
Ewing served on the Portsmouth police force for about four years
until his arrest last fall.