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Man Who Engaged In 1,000 Sexual Video Chats With Children, Recorded Some, Sentenced In VA Man Who Engaged In 1,000 Sexual Video Chats With Children, Recorded Some, Sentenced In VA
Man Who Engaged In 1,000 Sexual Video Chats With Children, Recorded Some, Sentenced In VA A 21-year-old man who posed as a teen while engaging in live video calls with upwards of 1,000 minors is heading to prison. Manassas resident Anthony Benton was sentenced on Wednesday to 16 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child sexual abuse material after preying on young girls online, federal authorities say. Prosecutors say that Benton came to their attention when he purchased child sexual abuse material, including videos of children possibly as young as 5 years old, over the Telegram app. A subsequent search of his home led to grisly results findi…

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