Alexander Jordan Miller, Child Pornography Production, California 2017

A 21-year-old Elk Grove man has been charged with producing child pornography and possessing child pornography, authorities announced Friday.

Alexander Jordan Miller was arrested on Friday and is scheduled to be arraigned today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan.

A six-count indictment, unsealed after his arrest, was returned by a federal grand jury on April 6, 2017.

According to court documents, between March 2015 and September 2015, Miller obtained nude images of children between the ages of 11 and 15 years old, then threatened to distribute those images if the victims did not produce and provide him with sexually explicit videos.

Miller also possessed other images of child pornography, authorities said.

This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Brian A. Fogerty is prosecuting the case.

Miller faces a minimum statutory penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison for each count of child pornography production. He also faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison for the possession of child pornography charge.

If convicted, Miller could also face a fine of $250,000 for each charge.

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