Hartford Man Who Produced Child Pornography Sentenced To Prison

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford man who pleaded guilty to photographing his sexual contact with a child and distributing those photos will spend 27 years in prison, a judge has ruled.

On Monday, 52-year-old Ronald Daniel of Hartford was sentenced to 324 months (27 years) in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport.

In 2018, Daniel had sexual contact with a "prepubescent female" and took cellphone photos of his conduct at least twice, the U.S. Attorney's Office said, citing court documents and statements made in court.

He distributed the photos — and other pictures and videos of child pornography — through the cellphone app Kik under the username "letsgogetluv," the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Daniel has been detained since his arrest on related state charges on June 10, 2019. He pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of production of child pornography on Feb. 24, 2021.

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