A former professor of communications at Virginia Tech has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography, according to the Department of Justice.

ROANOKE – A former Virginia Tech professor is headed to federal prison for five years after being sentenced last week on a child pornography charge, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Michael Horning, 51, of Christiansburg, was sentenced Wednesday, Jan. 15, in U.S. District Court in Roanoke.

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A former professor of communications at Virginia Tech was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.

ROANOKE, Va. (WVVA) - A former Virginia Tech professor was sentenced for possession of child pornography, the United States Department of Justice announced.