(Sioux City)– A man who persuaded a 14-year-old girl to send him sexually explicit photos of herself was convicted by a federal jury this past Wednesday (Oct. 27th) after a three-day trial in U.S. District Court in Sioux City.
40-year-old Michael Mayer of Sibley was convicted of sexual exploitation of a child. The verdict was returned after about three hours of deliberations.
The week before the trial Mayer pled guilty to receiving child pornography and possessing child porn.
The evidence at trial showed that between May and August 2008, Mayer communicated online, through phone calls and text messages with a 14-year-old girl. Mayer persuaded the victim to send him pictures and videos of her genitals, and he sent the victim pornographic pictures and videos of himself. Images of the victim were found on Mayer’s computer.
Sentencing before U.S. District Court Judge Mark Bennett will be set after a pre-sentence report is prepared.
Mayer was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshal after the verdict was returned and will remain in custody pending sentencing.
