An Arizona man, Christopher Flynt, 28, of Tucson, was sentenced to 15 years in Federal prison for production of child pornography by U.S. District Court Judge John M. Roll. Flynt was convicted following his guilty plea March 25, 2010.
On October 1, 2008, a Federal search warrant was executed at Flynt’s home resulting in the seizure of his computer. A subsequent electronic forensic examination of the computer confirmed Flynt possessed child pornography sent over the Internet, along with over 300 additional images of child pornography.
During the same time period that Flynt traded in child pornography, he spent his days working as a babysitter for three minor boys while operating a business photographing children’s sporting events. A naked image found on Flynt’s computer was later identified as the youngest boy he babysat.
Further investigation revealed that Flynt coerced the boy, who was 8 years old at the time, into letting Flynt take a lewd photograph of him and that Flynt previously been employed by an elementary school and the YMCA in the Tucson area.
Flynt will be placed on lifetime supervised release after he’s released from prison. He will also be required to register as a sex offender and to complete a sex offender treatment program.
