SALEM A Salem man learned his fate after pleading guilty to more than 50 child pornography charges.

According to the Columbiana County Prosecutor's Office, 64-year-old Barry Stephens was sentenced to 33 years in prison after pleading guilty to 51 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor.

Once Stephens is released, he must register as a Tier II sex offender for 25 years.

Stephens was arrested during a search warrant at a home on the 1500 block of Depot Road in Salem back in March of 2024 after police received a tip that he had uploaded child pornography online.

Police seized computers, cell phones and other electronics during the search, and a vast amount of child pornography was found on Stephens's computer.

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