A 35-year prison sentence has been handed down to Andrew J. Stone, an Ohio man convicted of sex crimes against minor girls in multiple states.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois, Stone, 33, of Rocky River, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow in Rock Island to 35 years in prison for committing sex crimes against minor girls, specifically transportation of a minor for unlawful sexual activity and production of child pornography.
Stone pleaded guilty to the charges on October 17, 2018. He has remained in law enforcement custody since his arrest in Ohio in July 2017.
“Thanks to the hard work of our federal, state and local law enforcement partners, this dangerous predator is off the streets,” said U.S. Attorney John Milhiser in a statement.
The investigation into Stone’s activities began in 2016, when he engaged in internet communications with a 15-year-old girl who lived in Illinois. In December 2016, Stone traveled from Ohio to Illinois to meet the girl and then drove her to Iowa, where he and the girl engaged in sexual activity and Stone created video of the sexually explicit conduct.
Stone admitted to illegal sexual activity with other minor girls in Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio, as well as causing girls in those states and other girls in Iowa, Virginia, and Pennsylvania to create videos of themselves engaged in sexually explicit conduct and to send the videos to Stone.
The charges were investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the Moline Police Department, Illinois State Police, and the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Don Allegro.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the government.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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