WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:
Malachi Morgan Thomas, 24, of Virginia, was sentenced yesterday to 40 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).On April 2, Thomas pled guilty to one count of production of CSAM and one count of possession of CSAM. According to court documents, Thomas used a Snapchat account, which he had previously hacked and stolen from a minor, to coerce approximately 41 minor girls between the ages of 12 and 17 to engage in sexually explicit conduct.
"Malachi Thomas exploiteddozens of girls through threats, coercion, and devastating sexual abuse," said Assistant Attorney General A....