A Portage County man has been sentenced to 121 months in prison after pleading guilty in May to receipt and distribution of visual depictions of real minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and to possession of child pornography.
Christopher M. Callaway, 41, of West Farmington in Trumbull County, Ohio, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Gaughan, after he pleaded guilty in March to six counts of sexually exploiting children, receipt and distribution of minors engaged in sexually explicit content, and possession of child pornography, also known as child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Joseph Gunter has been sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty in February to driving more than 1,600 miles from New Mexico to Ohio to sexually exploit a child and to transporting a minor with intent to engage in unlawful sexual activity.
Brent Bennett, 55, of Norwalk, Ohio, was sentenced to 12 years in prison by U.S. District Judge James G. Carr for receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), also known as child pornography.
According to court documents, on September 25, 2023, Todd Maxson, 55, began a conversation with a 14-year-old girl in Nevada via Telegram, an internet-based social media application that allows users to privately message each other. He requested