FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A 21-year-old man from Wales has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on federal child sexual exploitation and pornography charges in North Dakota.
Simon William Riley, of Swansea, Wales, pleaded guilty earlier to sexual exploitation of a minor, advertising material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, and receipt of child pornography.
Authorities say the case came to the attention of law enforcement after investigators found pornographic images of a girl located in Fargo on a website on the Tor Network.
Law enforcement identified the 13-year-old victim, who told law enforcement that she sent the sexually explicit images to another female via Kik Messenger. Authorities say the "female" was actually Riley.
Riley was also ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release after his prison term.