ATLANTA, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Atlanta Field Office issued the following press release:
AUGUSTA, Georgia:An Evans, Georgia man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in federal court to child pornography charges.
Ryan Thomas Manley, 44, of Evans, pled guilty to six counts of Production with Intent to Distribute Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child Pornography, said Margaret E. "Meg" Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
As described in the plea agreement, from January to February 2025, Manley produced morphed images of real minor victims with intent to distribute sexually explicit conduct through electronic means.
The guilty plea subjects Manley...