At only 30 years of age, Alabama man headed back to prison after second child porn convictio

Published 6:15 am Thursday, November 2, 2023

An Alabama man is headed back to prison after a probation officer found child pornography on the man’s phone.

Larry Dale Barlow, 30, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for one count of Possession of Child Pornography. Barlow entered a guilty plea to this offense on April 19, 2023.

According to court documents filed in connection with his guilty plea, in December 2012 Barlow was convicted in federal court in Mobile of receipt and distribution of child pornography. Barlow was sentenced on May 20, 2013 in that case to 120 months in prison and a lifetime term of supervised release.

On March 7, 2022, Barlow’s probation officer conducted a home visit at Barlow’s residence in Mobile. The probation officer located a cell phone, which Barlow was not permitted to possess. The phone was seized by probation officer. Barlow was interviewed and admitted to receiving and viewing videos of child pornography. The phone was examined and found to contain 171 images and 113 videos of child pornography. Images included depictions of prepubescent children.

Senior United States District Judge Callie V.S. Granade imposed an 87-month sentence of incarceration and a 10-year term of supervised release upon his discharge from prison. Senior Judge Granade further ordered that Barlow pay $100 in a special assessment and $3,000 in restitution. Barlow will be required to register as a sex offender when he is released from prison and is to have no contact with minors.

The United States Probation Office and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Kacey Chappelear prosecuted the case.