SOUTH DAKOTA
A federal judge sentence South Dakota lawyer today to 40 years in prison after he admitted that he sexually abused many minors, who were children of one of his clients during a two year period.
Christopher R. Jansen, 35, of Selby, South Dakota, plead guilty on Nov. 17 to one count of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of distribution of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange also ordered Jansen to serve a lifetime term of supervised release.
In connection with his plea, Jansen produced videos and photos of the abuse.
Jansen also admitted that he was a member of an Internet website dedicated to the advertisement and distribution of child sexual exploitation material, through which he and others posted messages containing images of the sexual exploitation of children, including one of Jansen’s victims, according to officials.
Jansen was arrested on July 29, 2014, following searches of his home and law office.
On Sept. 25, 2015, Jansen was sentenced in Hughes County, South Dakota, to serve 50 years in prison for two counts of first degree rape for related conduct.