Minnesota Man Sentenced For International Child Porn Operation

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Minnesota man has been ordered to federal prison for conviction connected to an international scheme to produce child pornography.

The US Attorney's Office for Minnesota says 42-year-old Jason Miller Speed was accused of engaging a woman in the Philippines in an online relationship that eventually led to him paying her to produce child sexual abuse materials involving children under the age of 12. According to court documents, the St. Paul man was aware of the victims’ ages.

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“Child predators are conniving, creative, and profoundly dangerous. Speed lived in our community and lurked in the dark corners of the internet. From his perch in St. Paul, Speed victimized little children halfway around the world,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick. “While I am appalled at Speed’s predation, I am extraordinarily proud of the above-and-beyond efforts of law enforcement in this case. Because of the heroic efforts of the FBI and AUSA Will Mattessich, the young victims in the Philippines were rescued from a life of sexual torture.”

Court records indicate Speed entered a guilty plea to a being and abetting the production of child pornography. He has now been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison followed by 15 years of supervised release.

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