HOT SPRINGS, ARK. – A 28-year-old man from out of state has been sentenced to 30 years in prison without the possibility of parole for producing child pornography in Arkansas.
Aaron Edward Briggs, formerly of Morgan City, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday to thirty (30) years in prison on one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor via the Production of Child Pornography. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Hot Springs.
According to court documents, in 2019, Briggs met and began a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old female. During the course of the sexual relationship, Briggs sent a picture of his genitals to the minor via Facebook Messenger. During a subsequent online conversation, Briggs requested that the minor take and send him sexually explicit images of herself. The evidence recovered during the investigation revealed numerous sexually explicit images of the minor that were sent to Briggs.
Acting U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement. The Federal Bureau of Investigations, Little Rock Division investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyra Jenner prosecuted the case for the United States.
This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc. The case number was not provided in the press release.
Mandatory Facts:
Defendant: Aaron Edward Briggs
Criminal Charges: Sexual Exploitation of a Minor via the Production of Child Pornography
City and State: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Exact Date: Not provided in the press release
Sentence: 30 years in prison without the possibility of parole
Related Federal Cases
- Rahmad Ali James, Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Georgia 2014 · Alabama
- Juan Jose Torres, Online Sexual Exploitation, Maine 2021 · Louisiana
- Keith Thomas Chandler, Child Exploitation, Louisiana 2024 · Texas
- Clinton Man, Sex with a Minor, Mississippi 2024 · Louisiana
- James Robert Loper, Receipt of Child Pornography, Arkansas 2016 · New York
Key Facts
- State: Arkansas
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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