Former MacDill AFB Airman gets 15 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of children

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew sentenced 24-year-old Trevor Mayer of Sheldon, Iowa to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for producing material depicting the sexual exploitation of children. Mayer was also ordered to serve a 15-year term of supervised release and to register as a sex offender.

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According to court documents, Mayer sought out children as young as 13 years old online and asked them to send him sexually explicit images using a popular online messaging application (app) or to engage in sexually explicit conduct and livestream the video to him. At times, Mayer attempted to coerce his victims by threatening to harm them or by bribing them with gift cards. When the victims complied, Mayer then used a separate app to surreptitiously record the sexually explicit images and videos without his victims’ knowledge. Mayer also downloaded images depicting the sexual abuse of children as young as 6 years of age.

Mayer had pleaded guilty on December 15, 2020.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

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