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UPDATED Aug 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Aug 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Ex-ORNL nuclear official sentenced for child sex crimes
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Andrew Worrall, former ORNL director of nuclear programs, was sentenced to 19 years after pleading guilty to child sexual exploitation.
WHO: Andrew Worrall, former director of nuclear programs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
WHAT: Sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for sexual exploitation of a child
WHEN: Aug 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM ET
WHERE: Tennessee
WHY: He pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child in Tennessee and South Carolina, leading to the sentence announced by the DOJ.
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