A man with prior sex offense convictions has been handed a 15-year term in federal custody for a child exploitation offense, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
The Justice Department prosecuted the case. The defendant carried a record of earlier sex offense convictions at the time of sentencing, according to the department.
Federal child exploitation offenses can carry mandatory minimum sentences under U.S. law, and judges weigh prior criminal history when determining the length of a term. In this instance, the court imposed a 15-year period of incarceration, the Justice Department said.
The department did not release additional details about the specific nature of the offense or the identity of the defendant in the materials tied to this case. What the record confirms is that a repeat offender, someone who had been convicted of sex offenses on at least one prior occasion, was ordered to serve 15 years behind bars in a federal facility following a child exploitation conviction brought by federal prosecutors.