DETROIT, MI (AP)— A Michigan man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in federal prison for exploiting a child.
He was part of an online community that pressures children into committing acts of self-harm and creating sexual abuse images. The U.S. Justice Department said 47-year-old Richard Densmore ran chat rooms as a member of “764,” an international group that targets kids online, particularly children with mental health challenges.
Densmore received the maximum sentence during an appearance in federal court in Lansing. In July, Densmore pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child, acknowledging that he received a video of a nude girl with his nickname written on her chest.
In a court filing, the government said that he had more victims and that his actions made him a “sensation” among allies.
