MADISON, WI (WSAU) — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to federal prison time for receiving sexually explicit messages from a minor via Snapchat.
Christopher Bell of Lumberton, NC will serve five years in prison and another 25 years on extended supervision after he coerced the victim into sending him photos through the social media app in November 2020.
US District Judge William Conley noted that Bell also paid the victim, identified only as Minor A, further manipulating and enticing her to send the images.
The sentence comes as the result of Bell’s guilty plea to one count of receiving child pornography, which he entered back in January.
Further details about the case have not been released. Charges were the result of an investigation conducted by the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department along with the FBI. The case was prosecuted in US District Court because the crime crossed state lines.
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