Former Mexico, Missouri, man gets 25-year prison sentence for child pornography

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A former Mexico, Missouri, man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to using a 9-year-old girl to make child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Emrah Eymez, 40, was sentenced to 300 months in prison and lifetime supervised release after pleading guilty to attempted production of child pornography using a child under 12. The crimes took place between March 11 and April 2, 2024, according to a news release.

U.S. District Judge Steven Baugh presided over the case.

The investigation started after the victim's mother reported "extensive cell phone communication" between the victim and Eymez. Those communications included nude images and a sexually explicit video that the girl had sent to Eymez, the release states.

The case was prosecuted under the Project Safe Childhood initiative, which began in 2006 and targets online sexual exploitation.