Gainesville - A former White County deputy was sentenced yesterday in Gainesville’s federal court to 15 years in federal prison for child pornography charges.

Christopher Davis was also sentenced to 15 years of supervised release after his 15 years in prison and has been ordered to pay a $2,000 fine.

Davis pleaded guilty in September to sexual exploitation of children.

He was originally charged for both possession of child porn and producing child porn, but the charges for possession were dropped as part of a plea deal.

Investigators from the Child Exploitation Investigations Group tracked Davis after arresting Timothy McKeithan of Houston, Texas, on charges of possession of child pornography.

Davis’ ex-wife, Lisa Davis, who was McKeithan’s girlfriend at the time, directed investigators to Davis as the producer of photos, found in McKeithan’s possession, of a 7-year-old girl engaged in sexually explicit acts.

Investigators found that Davis had taken the pictures inside his Dahlonehga home.

According to court reports Davis was employed as a deputy with the White County Sheriff’s Office when he committed the heinous crimes.

By: Riva Nash