A Virginia jury has unanimously found Richard Cox guilty on both counts of child pornography in the second offense.
“The evidence has shown Cox sought out over 10 images of child sexual assault material,” Deputy Commonwealth Attorney Nassir Aboreden told the jury in closing statements. “This is for the voiceless victims. We don’t know what country they’re from, or what language they speak. What we do know is that what happened to them is a crime, and Cox possessed images of what happened to these victims.”
The jury only needed to determine whether two images from Cox’s cellphone or SD card were child pornography. Cox was previously charged with nine counts of child pornography in Fairfax County, Virginia.
The Washington Examiner spoke to two jurors after the trial, including one woman who was seen tearing up when the images found on Cox’s phone were being shown.
“I was just a human reaction,” the female juror told the Washington Examiner.
A male juror said there were no outliers and that all jurors reached the guilty verdict on their own before deliberations.
JURY DISTURBED BY CHILD PORN ALLEGEDLY FOUND ON SEX OFFENDER RICHARD COX’S CELLPHONE
The sentencing trial will be on May 1.
Cox is facing a slew of charges in Arlington County. A second trial for those charges will start on April 20.