Loudon County father gets 44 years for raping, recording 2-year-old son
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Loudon County father was sentenced to 44 years in prison today
for molesting his 2-year-old son and recording the rape, a
prosecutor said this morning.Edward William Crandall, 24, received the punishment during a hearing this morning before Criminal Judge E. Eugene Eblen, a Loudon County circuit court clerk said.
A Loudon County jury on Sept. 20 convicted Crandall and found him guilty of aggravated child rape, sexual exploitation and aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
At the time of his arrest Crandall was not married but had visitation rights with his son, who lived with his mother. The incidents, testimony revealed, took place at a home where Crandall lived in the Dunn Ridge community.
He was arrested in early July 2010 after being confronted about images involving his son and other child porn images found on a computer at the home.
A month long investigation and subsequent search warrant, testimony showed, resulted in the seizure of a media card, a digital camera and a laptop computer in a camper where Crandall lived beside his grandparent's home.
The media card showed naked photos of Crandall's son and one explicit image of a man and Crandall's 2-year-old son, who authorities testified was Crandall.
The computer, testimony revealed, had about 200 images of child porn and about 25 child porn videos.
Loudon County man gets 44 years for raping toddler son
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(WATE) - A Loudon County man was sentenced Monday for raping
his two-year-old son and videotaping it.
Edward William Crandall received a 44-year sentence.
He was convicted in September in a one-day trial on felony charges of aggravated child rape, sexual exploitation and aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
The sheriff's office arrested Crandall in July 2010 following an investigation.
Judge Eugene Eblen held the sentencing hearing in Morgan County Criminal Court because he travels a circuit of four counties.