BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A Kentucky man was sentenced on Tuesday in connection to sexual exploitation charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced Aden Willis Yeager, 22, of Louisville, Kentucky, to 300 months in prison, which includes a life term of supervised release.
Additionally, Yeager is ordered to pay $92,620 in restitution to the victims and a $50,000 special assessment under the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Act.
In November 2020, the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force began investigating a sextortion report. It accused Yeager of coercing an underage girl to send him nude photos of herself, which he would then sell online. When she refused to send more, Yeager threatened to send the photos to all of her social media contacts.
Further investigation revealed over 60 folders in Yeager’s Dropbox account containing sexually explicit images and videos. FBI agents were able to positively identify and locate 19 minor females who Yeager had contacted to send pornographic photos.
In March, Yeager pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography. He was arrested again earlier this month on additional child exploitation charges that occurred in 2020 in Tuscaloosa County.
FBI Birmingham’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force investigated the case alongside FBI Louisville, the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force and the University of Alabama Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Leann White prosecuted the case.