By Brad Kellar
Royse City – A former pastor is sentenced to prison in a federal pornography case.
36-year-old Steve Richardson received a 17 prison term Monday and was given a lifetime of supervised release. Richardson is the former pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Royse City.
Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to two federal counts; one alleging transporting and shipping child pornography and one alleging the possession of child pornography.
Richardson has been in federal custody since his arrest in September, 2008.