Final probation revocation hearing scheduled for Joplin man convicted of child pornography possession in 2015

The final probation revocation hearing for Frank Ness, Joplin, is scheduled for 11 a.m. July 10, in U. S. District Court in Springfield.

Ness was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison for possession of child pornography in 2015. If his probation is revoked, it will be the second time.

Ness served eight years of his 10-year sentence before being released in 2023. It didn't take him long to violate the terms of his probation, according to U. S. District Court records.

Though the violation was not specified in records that are open to the public, Judge Douglas Harpool sentenced Ness to seven months in prison in April 2024.

The nature of Ness' alleged violations is not mentioned in court records.

Information about the original 2014 charge against Ness can be found at the link below:

The Turner Report: Joplin man, sentenced for child pornography in 2015, may have probation revoked (rturner229.blogspot.com)