Get our free mobile app

Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Minnesota man has been handed a 35-year prison sentence for a child pornography conviction.

40-year-old Jay Tyrell Whiteford earlier entered a guilty plea to one count of production of child pornography in federal court. The US Attorney's office for Minnesota says the Minneapolis man was prosecuted for tricking at least two minors into creating and sending him sexually explicit videos and images of themselves.

Court records indicate Whiteford used his cell phone and Snapchat account to communicate with his victims. It was alleged that he used an alias and convinced them that he was only 16 years old.

The case was investigated by the FBI am of the Minneapolis Police Department.

 

rochester on tap craft beer festival
Rochester On Tap, Townsquare Media Event
loading...

LOOK: How Halloween has changed in the past 100 years

Stacker compiled a list of ways that Halloween has changed over the last 100 years, from how we celebrate it on the day to the costumes we wear trick-or-treating. We’ve included events, inventions, and trends that changed the ways that Halloween was celebrated over time. Many of these traditions were phased out over time. But just like fake blood in a carpet, every bit of Halloween’s history left an impression we can see traces of today.

More From Fun 104