NH Child Porn Producer Gets 25 Years In Prison

CONCORD, NH — A Somersworth man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison this week after admitting to posing as a woman representing a modeling agency and soliciting nude photos from young girls. Matthew Felton, 38, was also sentenced to lifetime supervised release after a hearing in U.S. District Court in Concord.

U.S. Attorney Scott Murray said Wednesday Felton targeted three Canadian girls who were 12 to 14 years old. He disguised himself using social media accounts and persuaded the girls to send him sexually explicit photos over the internet, Murray said. He pleaded guilty to producing child porn in January.

“The defendant’s conduct here justified this long prison sentence,” Murray said in a statement. “On-line predators such as this defendant cause substantial harm to their young victims and must be incarcerated in order to protect the public."

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