Former Oak Ridge National Labs employee sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for child …

What This Story Is About A former ORNL employee has been sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting two teenage girls online. Why It Matters The case highlights the ongoing dangers minors face from online predators on popular social media platforms like Snapchat. What Happens Next Following his 19-year prison sentence, Worrall will be deported back to the United Kingdom and subject to lifetime supervised release. For Context Court documents show that in July 2025, Worrall used Snapchat to contact two 17-year-old girls, coercing both into sending him explicit photos and videos. Catch Up On Feb. 12, Worrall pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of production of child pornography as part of a joint plea agreement with the Eastern District of Tennessee and the District of South Carolina. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The former nuclear energy program director for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been sentenced to almost 20 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of children, according to the United States Department of Justice. On Aug. 12, U.S. District Judge Thomas Varlan sentenced Andrew Worrall, 56, to 235 months in
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