A Montgomery County judge on Monday sentenced a Blacksburg man to serve six years in prison for possessing child pornography.

Phillip James Wyatt, 58, pleaded guilty in October to 50 counts of possessing child pornography. Christiansburg police, acting on a tip, found both photos and video of young children on Wyatt's computer, and he was indicted in April 2007.

On Monday, Circuit Court Judge Bobby Turk sentenced Wyatt to one year in prison on each charge, to be served consecutively for a total of 50 years. Turk then suspended all but six years of the sentence. After Wyatt is released, he will be on probation and is to have no contact with children or access to a computer, Turk ruled.

-- The Roanoke Times