LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A 48-year-old Louisiana man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for distributing child pornography, federal prosecutors said.
A news release said U.S. District Judge Michael Juneau also ordered Anthony Sal Melancon Jr. of St. Martinville on Wednesday to serve 15 years of supervised release.
He was investigated after a man whose wife was having an affair with Melancon found messages from Melancon on his wife’s laptop and reported them to authorities, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Louisiana’s Western District.
According to prosecutors, evidence at Wednesday’s hearing showed that Melancon had asked the woman if she would have sex with him and a minor girl and on Jan. 21, 2017, sent her a pornographic photo of a prepubescent girl “that he claimed he had performed sexual acts upon.”
He also began asking the woman to send him photos of her minor daughter, according to the news release.
Melancon was indicted in August 2019 on child pornography offences and pleaded guilty in December 2020 to the charge of distributing child pornography, the statement said.
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