South Louisiana Man Sentenced to 20+ Years in Federal Prison in Child Pornography Case
South Louisiana Man Sentenced to 20+ Years in Federal Prison in Child Pornography Case
Published March 11, 2021
A Jennings Louisiana man has been sentenced to 23 years, 4 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release, for production of child pornography.
From the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Louisiana – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Christopher Morvant, 48, of Jennings, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. to 280 months (23 years, 4 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for production of child pornography.
According to documents introduced in court, in May and June 2017, Morvant convinced his co-defendant to film a video of the co-defendant performing a sexual act on a toddler-aged child. Morvant’s co-defendant sent this video to him using the internet and Morvant saved the video on his personal computer.
The Department of Homeland Security – Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys T. Forrest Phillips and J. Luke Walker prosecuted the case.
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