A South Carolina man was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison on child pornography charges.
36-year-old Jonathan Edward Manigault admitted that he directed Christina B. Mitchell of Pike County to take photographs of a three-year-old victim engaging in sexually explicit content. Manigault instructed Mitchell on what type of photographs to take and give to him. The plea agreement specifies that Mitchell sent the photographs to Manigault over Facebook Messenger. Manigault had Mitchell agree to produce more pictures of a different underage victim.
Manigault pleaded guilty in September 2020 to one count of production of child pornography and one count of knowingly receiving child pornography.