ST. PAUL, Minn. –A Lewiston man who talked kids into sending nude selfies to him online and then demanded money not to show the world is going to prison for a very long time. Valentin Silva Quintana, age 31, was sentenced to 27 years by a federal judge. And then, at age 58, he must stay on supervised probation until he’s 78. In addition, the judge ordered Quintana to pay $1.7 million to the victims of his greed and blackmail – all girls between ages 9 and 12 around the country and abroad. Judge Jerry Blackwell issued the sentence. Quintana pleaded guilty in June to production of child pornography, distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Originally he was charged on 60-plus counts.
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Quintana. Greedy and shady out of his home on North Fremomt Street in Lewiston in central Winona County.