A Nevada man was sentenced today to 65 years in prison, to be followed by lifetime supervised release, for sexually exploiting multiple minors and advertising and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that he coerced these minors into producing.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between 2018 and 2021, James Patrick Burns, 55, of Sparks, “sextorted” multiple minors online via Omegle, Snapchat, Tiktok, and Mega by threatening these minors into producing CSAM and then posting the CSAM on dark web forums.
Burns was the most prolific creator of illegal content on these forums during this period. He victimized over 100 children, many of whom have yet to be identified.
Burns’s offences came to the attention of law enforcement when the mother of one of his victims saw threats on the victim’s phone and reported what she saw to the police.
Burns was also ordered to pay $82,655.92 in restitution and $21,000 in assessments under the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act.
On March 5, a federal jury convicted Burns of eight counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, eight counts of coercion and enticement of a minor, and one count each of advertising, receiving, distributing, and possessing child pornography.
At the time of these offences, Burns was already a registered sex offender, and the jury also convicted Burns of committing certain specified felony offences while required to register as a sex offender.
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