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Southern Utah woman, New York co-conspirator receive federal prison sentences in child pornography case
Mary Jean Royce, 30, of Beaver, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in January in a case that involved creating and sending online sexually explicit videos of a 2-year-old child. (FabrikaSimf, Shutterstock)
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CEDAR CITY — A southern Utah woman and a New York man have each received lengthy federal prison sentences in connection with a case that involved creating and sending online sexually explicit videos of a 2-year-old child.
Mary Jean Royce, 30, of Beaver, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in January by U.S. District Judge David Nuffer.
According to a plea agreement signed on Jan. 18 and filed in U.S. District Court the following day, Royce agreed to plead guilty to a single felony count of sexual exploitation of children/production of child pornography.
Two other federal counts against Royce, related to the possession and distribution of child pornography, were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
Read the full article at St. George News.