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Brent Hooton Sentenced to 27 Years for Child Exploitation, Marysville CA, 2023
A 51-year-old man from Marysville, California, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for child exploitation charges.
Brent Hooton, 51, of Marysville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 27 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child and distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, in May 2021 Hooton produced three images of a severely autistic child who was under the age of 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Hooton shared these images on Kik Messenger with an undercover FBI agent.
When Hooton’s phone was searched pursuant to a warrant, agents discovered that in May 2021, Hooton distributed sexually explicit images of the child victim to at least six other users on Kik. Further, in this timeframe, Hooton distributed on Kik at least four images of other children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
This case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Audrey B. Hemesath and Denise N. Yasinow prosecuted the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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