Alexandria man pleads guilty to production of child pornography, faces 15 years to life in prison.
Alexandria, VA – Lucas Aronson, 31, of Alexandria, pleaded guilty today to production of child pornography for enticing minors to engage in sexually-explicit conduct online and recording the acts.
According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Aronson streamed a video of an adult male engaged in sexually explicit conduct with a toddler-aged female on a chat website in January 2015. Prior to that time, Aronson also posed as a minor girl online and chatted with minor girls, asking them to send him sexually explicit videos of themselves.
Videos of minor girls chatting and responding to Aronson’s requests were found in his residence. The Northern Virginia/Washington, D.C. Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) assisted in the investigation.
Aronson faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years and a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison when sentenced on November 18. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
This investigation was a 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 U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Aronson’s guilty plea is the latest development in an ongoing effort to protect children from online predators and bring perpetrators to justice. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia is committed to ensuring that those who engage in such heinous crimes are held accountable for their actions.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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