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Child Predator Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

ATLANTA, Georgia – Emanuel Gray, 22, of Decatur, Georgia, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for producing child pornography and cyberstalking two teenage girls he met online.

According to court documents, Emanuel Gray targeted at least two teenage girls who he had met online through various social media apps, including Kik and Snapchat. While chatting online, the girls—who both testified at trial but did not know each other—sent sexually suggestive images and/or videos of themselves to Gray.

One of the victims, who was 14 at the time, testified that Gray would instruct her on what to show and what to do, including demanding that she masturbate for him. Gray also threatened to expose her by posting explicit photos of her on her high school band’s Facebook page. The other victim, who was 16 at the time, described being threatened and harassed by Gray in a similar manner.

“Gray stalked and threatened his victims after they rebuffed his demands,” said U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine. “He terrorized these girls by threatening to post their photographs online if they did not comply.”

Emanuel Gray was charged with two counts of producing child pornography, two counts of cyberstalking, and one count of possession of child pornography. A federal jury convicted him of these charges on July 14, 2021.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Schulenburg, Texas and Villa Rica, Georgia Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alex R. Sistla and L. Skye Davis prosecuted the case.

Gray will also be required to register as a sex offender upon release from prison. This case is being brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.