MINNEAPOLIS – A serial and unrepentent Albert Lea pornographer was sentenced to life in federal prison. The judge went even further. The sentence for Travis Kyle Mayer, 33, is not only life — but life plus 10 years. Judge Wilhelmina Wright issued the sentence. Federal prosecutors said that Maher downloaded and received child pornography from a Russian-based distribution website. Alsobhe sexually exploited a 15-year-old girl to produce porn, which he then possessed and distributed. In a six-day trial in June, a federal jury convicted Mayer for:
> Producing and attempting produce child pornography.
> Distributing, possessing and receiving child pornography.
> Coercing and enticing a minor.
> Doing all this while being required to register as a sex offender.
> Obstructing justice.
Mayer. Already a convicted sexual offender, then the Russian porn connection.
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Charles J. Kovats, acting U.S. attorney: “For years, this defendant victimized children by sexually exploiting them. Despite prior criminal convictions, Mayer continued his pattern of predatory behavior by exploiting, extorting, coercing, and threatening his minor victims. A sentence of life in prison is justified and ensures that he will never again victimize another child.”
Paul Michael, FBI agent in charge: “There is no group of people more deserving of our diligent protection than children, and no offender more deserving of strong justice than one who blatantly targets those most vulnerable to exploitation. Whenever anyone repeatedly harms children and persists in those acts despite previous intervention, we will work hard for a severe sentence like the one levied today. The FBI will continue to do everything thing we can to ensure those who choose to harm our children face severe consequences, and their victims receive the justice they deserve.”