By Susan Robertson

A 43-year-old man convicted on 12 counts of possession of child pornography in Circuit Court could face up to 115 years in prison.

After almost seven hours of arguments and testimony, Judge Michael E. McGinty found Joseph Alfonso Papol of James City guilty on all charges. To date, the case had dragged on for about 10 months.

Charges were brought againt Papol last May when illicit images were found on his laptop and an additional hard drive. Technicians at Office Depot discovered the images while working to repair Papol's laptop.

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Source: The Virginia Gazette