COLORADO — A Colorado man will spend the next 35 years of his life in prison after investigators say he spread sexual material of children online.
Christopher Meier, a 41-year-old from Denver, was a member of a dark web website where he tricked young boys into thinking he was a girl their age.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Denver, Meier convinced them to take off their clothes and engage in sex acts on a webcam. Meier then distributed those pictures and videos online.
FBI Denver says they are aware of at least 65 victims. Investigators say this all happened when Meier was on parole after being convicted in 2013 for sexual exploitation of a child.
Meier pleaded guilty to distributing the sexual material online in July. A judge sentenced him to 35 years in prison and a lifetime term of supervised release.
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