South Dakota Lawyer Sentenced for Sexual Abuse, Child Porn

A former Lawyer from Selby, South Dakota was sentenced Monday March 21, 2016  to 40 years in prison for producing and distributing child pornography according to an announcement from  U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Seiler of the District of South Dakota.

35 year old Christopher R. Jansen plead guilty on Nov. 17, 2015, to one count of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of distribution of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors:

In connection with his plea, Jansen, who is a lawyer, admitted that he sexually abused multiple minors, who were children of one of his clients, over a period of approximately two years and produced videos and photos of the abuse.  Jansen also admitted that he was a member of an Internet website dedicated to the advertisement and distribution of child sexual exploitation material, through which he and others posted messages containing images of the sexual exploitation of children, including one of Jansen’s victims.

After searching his home and office, Jansen was arrested in July 2014.

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