URBANA, ILLINOIS – A 39-year-old man from Urbana has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the sexual exploitation of a minor.
Talon G. Wright, of the 900 block of East Harding St., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Colin S. Bruce for his crimes, which took place in late 2011 and early 2012. Wright used and coerced a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual images of said conduct.
Wright also pleaded guilty to possession of computer devices containing child pornography on August 1, 2014.
Since his arrest on October 27, 2014, Wright has remained detained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elly M. Peirson prosecuted the case, which was the result of an investigation by the Urbana Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigation, in cooperation with the office of the Champaign County State’s Attorney and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
The 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 Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet as well as to identify and rescue victims.
Wright will remain on supervised release for a period of 10 years following his release from prison. The charges against him include sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
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Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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