Pair sentenced for sexually exploiting 3 boys in North Dakota

BISMARCK — A federal decide in North Dakota sentenced a person and girl Wednesday, June 22, for sexually exploiting three boys.

U.S. District Decide Daniel Hovland ordered Katie Heidinger of Velva to spend 30 years in jail adopted by a life time period of supervised launch. Heidinger, 33, had pleaded responsible to 6 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

Decide Hovland sentenced Derrick Walker, 46, of Minot, to 45 years in jail adopted by a life time period of supervised launch.

In January, a jury discovered Walker responsible of six counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and a depend of receipt of photographs depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Throughout Walker’s trial, Heidinger testified that she had an affair with Walker who instructed her he had a sexual curiosity in younger boys, in keeping with the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace.

At Walker’s request, Heidinger made sexual photographs and movies of three boys, ages 1, 2 and 5, the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace stated. She allegedly despatched the photographs and movies to Walker.

Once more, at Walker’s request, Heidinger captured photographs and movies that confirmed her sexually abusing a few of the similar boys, the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace stated.

Legislation enforcement officers realized of the case after Heidinger’s then husband discovered a few of the photographs and movies on Heidinger’s cellphone and instantly reported the invention to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Workplace, in keeping with the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace.