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Austin repeat offender sentenced to 20 years in child porn case
Phillip Arlan Koontz, 53, pleaded guilty earlier this year.
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Federal prosecutors have announced a lengthy sentence for a southern Minnesota man who was nabbed in a child pornography sting.
Phillip Arlan Koontz, 53, was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison for distribution of child porn, following an investigation that began nearly three years ago.
According to a release from the U.S. Attorney s Office of Minnesota, in April 2018, Koontz began chatting online with a federal agent posing as a 13-year-old girl, and sent the agent multiple images containing sexually explicit content involving minors.
U.S. Attorney: Minnesotans involved in Capitol riots will be prosecuted
U.S. Attorney: Minnesotans involved in Capitol riots will be prosecuted By KEYC Staff | January 8, 2021 at 7:44 PM CST - Updated January 8 at 7:44 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (KEYC) â The U.S. Attorneyâs Office for Minnesota says it is committed to holding anyone accountable who traveled from Minnesota to Washington D.C. to take part in illegal activity at the Capitol.
In a statement, the Attorneyâs Office condemned the violence, saying Minnesotans involved will be prosecuted.
The storming of our Nationâs Capitol building is not protest- itâs despicable, disrespectful and a violation of federal.Posted by U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota on Thursday, January 7, 2021