By Jason Evans

Staff Reporter

jevans@thepccourier.com

COLUMBIA — A Pickens man pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of child pornography last week.

Jeffrey Lee Harris, 31, entered a guilty plea on Oct. 16 in Spartanburg, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Sherri A. Lydon.

Evidence presented at the change of plea hearing established that law enforcement conducted an investigation involving individuals obtaining child pornography.

Investigators learned that Harris had used Bitcoin to purchase a membership in a foreign website that specialized in child pornography,

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