California Judge sentences man linked to sexual abuse of more than 20 kids

A federal choose in California sentenced a person linked to the sexual abuse of greater than 20 kids, acts that have been recorded and distributed on the web, prosecutors stated, to life in jail Friday, 

In a courtroom, Choose André Birotte Jr. described the actions of John Richard Brinson Jr., 28, and members of his baby exploitation ring as “evil.” 

“I don’t know the way else to say it,” the choose added.

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The sentencing got here after Brinson pleaded responsible in July to 1 depend of partaking in a baby exploitation enterprise and 4 counts of manufacturing of kid pornography. Every depend represented a distinct sufferer.

U.S. Legal professional Tracy L. Wilkison stated kids within the movies have been “screaming in ache… for the pleasure” of Brinson and the opposite members.

“The life sentence imposed on this case is warranted by the defendant’s callous and violent abuse of kids, a few of whom have been filmed whereas screaming in ache,” he stated. “The kid exploitation enterprise impacted greater than 20 victims — kids who have been sexually assaulted, typically repeatedly, solely for the pleasure of this defendant and his cohorts.”

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Brinson’s historical past of sexually exploiting minors dates again to no less than 2016 and 2017, when he distributed and marketed movies over the web exhibiting the sexual abuse of kids as much as 5 years previous, prosecutors stated. 

On the nameless web site, he hid his id and finally met two of his co-defendants, Arlan Harrell and Moises Martinez.

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Prosecutors stated Harrell and Martinez would take turns bringing kids to Brinson’s dwelling, the place they abused them whereas recording the acts.

Harrell individually pleaded responsible to partaking in a baby exploitation enterprise, acquiring custody of a minor for functions of manufacturing baby pornography, manufacturing of kid pornography and possession of kid pornography. He was sentenced to life in jail in February.

Martinez didn’t obtain a life sentence however was sentenced to 55 years in jail after he pleaded responsible to partaking in a baby exploitation enterprise and manufacturing of kid pornography.

The Related Press contributed to this report.