Teen Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Hacking & Stealing Images:
In 2020, an 18-year-old from Mohave Valley, Arizona faced potentially 35 charges, involving sexual exploitation of minors and computer tampering. These crimes were committed between April and September 2019. He was 17 when he hacked into the social accounts of several minors to steal thousands of images, including sexually explicit ones.
Infosecurity Magazine reports that he blackmailed his victims, stating that he would send the photos to their families and friends if they did not send him new obscene videos and images. Investigators found more than 4,000 images of child pornography on devices in his home. He initially faced a maximum of around 600 years in prison for all charges in the two cases. However, he ended up being sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in prison and supervised probation for the rest of his life…
