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Prison
A Las Vegas man who admitted to charges of child pornography was given a 30-year jail term by a federal judge in Louisiana.
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On August 30, 35-year-old Alexander D. Pennington entered a guilty plea to the charge of conspiring to promote the distribution of child pornography.
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According to evidence presented by the prosecution, Pennington was a sub-administrator of private chat groups on the Kik messenger app
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From around May 1 to July 7, 2021, that were completely dedicated to promoting and disseminating child pornography.
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According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana, "Pennington enforced the rules of the private chat groups,
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one of which compelled members of the private chat groups to upload child pornography or be removed from the groups."
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In a private group chat called "Sneak & Peak," Pennington, whose online alias was "grimka00," posted an advertising asking, "Any babies?"
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The lawsuit was a component of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative by the U.S. Department of Justice to stop child sexual abuse and exploitation.
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