Sioux Falls man pleads guilty in child porn case
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A 47-year-old Sioux City man arrested in
a child pornography case has pleaded guilty to one count of the
sexual exploitation of a child.
Sengkeo Phanaphay (SENG'-ke-oh FAN'-uh-fay) entered the plea
Tuesday before U.S. District Court Judge Mark Bennett in Sioux
City.
Phanaphay was arrested under Project Safe Childhood, a
nationwide initiative launched by the U.S. Justice Department in
2006. He was accused of taking sexually explicit photos of an
8-year-old boy from April to June of last year.
Phanaphay could be sentenced to as long as 25 years in federal
prison.
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