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Bad Links? | Four plead guilty to Internet sex charges By LEE WILLIAMS Four people nabbed during an operation aimed at taking Internet predators off the streets and away from children have pleaded guilty in exchange for lighter sentences. The pleas were taken during the first week of the March term of the Griffin Judicial Circuit. William Allan Murphy, a 47-year-old freelance humor columnist who wrote columns for The Citizen and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution under the pen name Billy Murphy, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children. For the crime, he was sentenced to serve two years in prison and eight years on probation. The charges for electronically furnishing obscene material and computer solicitation of a child were dismissed. William C. Elliott of Gainesville pleaded guilty to charges he received when he came to Peachtree City to hook up with a girl he met on the Internet. Most of the conversations were made while using a computer at work. Elliott worked for a medical billing company at the time. Elliott originally faced charges of computer solicitation of a child and obscene Internet contact with a child. The computer solicitation charge was dismissed. He pleaded guilty to the remaining charge of obscene contact with a child. He received 10 years probation, a $2,000 fine plus surcharges. He must register as a sex offender and attend a Diversion Center. He was sentenced under the First Offender Act. Daniel Temieta Ubiedi, 50, of Atlanta, also pleaded guilty to charges he received. His original charges are computer solicitation of a child and obscene contact with a child. The computer solicitation charge was dismissed. He pleaded guilty to the remaining charge of obscene contact with a child. He received 10 years probation, a $2,000 fine plus surcharges. He must register as a sex offender and must attend a Diversion Center. He was sentenced under the First Offender Act. Barrett D. Peavy of Newnan pleaded guilty to charges he received in connection with him attempting to set up an inappropriate encounter with an undercover officer, whom he thought was a minor. At the time of the incident, Peavy was a Web master for the Coweta County School System. He was arrested at the school systems offices. Peavy originally faced charges of computer solicitation and obscene Internet contact with a child. The computer solicitation charge was dismissed. He pleaded guilty to the remaining charge of obscene contact with a child. He received 10 years probation, a $2,000 fine plus surcharges. He must register as a sex offender and attend a Diversion Center. He was sentenced under the First Offender Act.
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