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\"\"A man from the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles was sentenced Thursday to 24 years in federal prison for producing child pornography of him raping a then 15-year-old girl he had kidnapped from her home in Oregon, officials stated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Travis Smith, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who said Thursday hearing that Smith\u2019s \u201cinexcusable\u201d conduct was \u201cbeyond comprehension\u201d and that it had a \u201cprofound effect\u201d on the victim, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"womanSmith pleaded guilty on Jan. 20 to one count of production of child pornography.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In early 2020, Smith \u2013 then a 26-year-old married father of two living with his estranged wife \u2013 impersonated a 16-year-old boy to chat online with the victim about a popular online game, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their messages soon turned sexual and abusive, however, with Smith demanding the victim perform painful sex acts on herself as punishment for behavior such as speaking with boys or not answering him quickly enough.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"The victim tried to end her communication with Smith, but he threatened to release to her family and friends the sexually explicit images he had enticed her to produce. <\/span><\/p>\n

In July 2020, several months after he initially contacted the victim, Smith drove from California to Oregon to the victim\u2019s home, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the threat of shooting the victim and her family, Smith kidnapped the victim. He attempted to hide the victim\u2019s whereabouts by having her destroy her cell phone. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"On the drive and thereafter, Smith repeatedly raped the victim. Once in Los Angeles, he hid the victim in his Westlake apartment for several days. <\/span>While there, he filmed himself raping her, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

After days of captivity, the FBI located and rescued the victim.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The FBI investigated this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant United States Attorney Catharine A. Richmond of the Violent and Organized Crime Section prosecuted this case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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