Judge: 10 years for man who downloaded child porn at casino
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Mississippi man who authorities say had downloaded child pornography while at a Vicksburg casino has been ordered to spend a decade behind bars.
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says 67-year-old Russell Haley pleaded guilty Friday in a circuit court to one count of child exploitation. Haley received a 40-year sentence, with 30 of those years suspended.
Judge James Chaney also sentenced Haley to pay a $50,000 fine and $1,000 each to the Mississippi Children's Trust Fund and the Mississippi Crime Victim Compensation Fund. Haley also was banned from entering any casino.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Haley was arrested in August 2015 at the Diamond Jacks Casino in Vicksburg. Authorities say an investigation found he had used free Wi-Fi at casino hotels throughout Mississippi and Louisiana to download illegal images for months.