MACON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A man previously convicted of attempted child molestation in Columbia County is now facing up to 20 years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material on an altered tablet while incarcerated at Central State Prison in Macon. Timothy Jock Knight, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Mark Treadwell on Sept. 3, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Knight faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to 20 years in prison, to be followed by up to a lifetime of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is set for Dec. 1. There is no parole in the federal system. The investigation started in 2021, when Instagram alerted the Georgia Bureau of Investigation that someone had uploaded two images showing child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The account was named “timknight444,” and the tip included Knight’s profile picture and a photo of his driver’s license, the release said. The GBI found Knight was serving a state sentence for attempted child molestation out of the Superior Court of Columbia County and was housed at Central State Prison, with a scheduled release in January 2027, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The GBI obtained search warrant results for Knight’s Instagram account and separately collected two tablets from Central State Prison, the release said. One, found in Knight’s locker, had been altered but did not contain any illegal material.…
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