A Strasburg woman was recently sentenced to state prison for sharing child pornography online.

Paula Watson, 45, was disseminating lewd videos on Tumblr, a story and file-sharing website and app.

Watson will serve 1½ to 10 years in prison and must register her whereabouts, under Megan’s Law, for the next 25 years, in accordance with a plea agreement.

Paula Watson is believed to be one of the only females in recent memory convicted in Lancaster County of child pornography crimes.

Watson pleaded guilty to felony counts of possessing and disseminating child pornography and criminal use of a cellphone.

Upon receiving a tip, Strasburg police and the Lancaster County Computer Crimes Task Force raided Watson’s Miller Street apartment in October 2018.

An analysis of a seized iPhone revealed 39 videos containing child pornography.

Assistant District Attorney Janie Swinehart arranged the plea agreement. Lancaster County Judge Howard Knisely accepted the terms and ordered sentence.

Strasburg police Bradley Klunk filed charges.

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