PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Ellwood City was sentenced to the Federal Court to 252 months of incarceration on 22 April, adopted by 15 years of supervised launch, for its conviction for the coercion and begin of a minor and the manufacturing and reception of fabric that describe the sexual exploitation of a minor.
The United States district choose William S. Stickman IV imposed the sentence on Shayne A. Clapper, 31 years previous, reported appearing the American lawyer Troy Rivetti.
According to the knowledge introduced to the Court, from January 2023 to February 2023, Claper started a sexual relationship with a minor identified to him. Claper offered the minor a cellular phone he used to speak with the minor, together with the request and reception of bare photographs from the minor. Claper additionally led the minor to interact in sexually express conduct with the intention to produce a visible illustration of the conduct.
The US assistant Prosecutor Heidi M. Gogan pursued this case on behalf of the federal government. Rivetti praised the FBI police division and Ellwood City for the investigations that led to the success of the Claper.
The case was introduced within the context of Project Safe Infhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to fight the rising epidemic of exploitation and youngster sexual abuse. Guided by the places of work of the US attorneys and the exploitation and obscenity part of the kid of the felony division, Marshals Infantion Safe Marshal, state and native Safe Marshals to find, arrest and pursue the individuals who sexually exploit youngsters and to determine and save the victims. For extra info on the protected childhood of the undertaking, go towww.justice.gov/PSC.
This article initially appeared on Beaver County Times: Ellwood Man sentenced to 21 years of imprisonment on charges of childhood sex
