PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WTXL) – A Jackson County man received a 30-year prison sentence for producing child pornography.
Ralph Herman Fox Jr., 61, of Graceville, was sentenced Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Panama City.
Fox pled guilty on Dec. 4, 2017, the first day of his trial. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
In September 2016, a concerned citizen reported to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office that Fox had been sexually abusing two victims under the age of 12 years old.
A forensic examination of Fox’s cellular telephone revealed multiple video screen shots of Fox sexually assaulting one of the victims. The sexual abuse captured in the screen shots occurred for approximately one year, sometimes in the presence of other children.
U.S. Attorney Canova said that "the bravery of the 11-year old victim in this case exposed a predator, and her courage in coming forward helped protect other children from abuse."
