WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for attempted enticement of a minor and advertising child pornography
Ryan Edward Hine, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 30 years in federal prison without parole to be followed by 20 years supervised release for enticing a minor to produce child pornography and for advertising child pornography to other individuals over the internet.
According to court documents, Hine began texting with a 15-year-old female in in July 2018. Hine regularly requested her to produce and send him sexually explic...