WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

MOBILE, AL - Bradford Simmons, 51, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. Simmons entered his guilty plea on April 27, 2026.

According to court documents, from March 2023 through March 2024, law enforcement identified Simmons as a possible distributor of child pornography. Investigators obtained a search warrant for Simmons' residence and seized several electronic devices, which were subsequently examined.

Forensic examinations of the devices revealed hundreds of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. The inv...