Date: 03-19-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Tevin Ford

Case Number: 2:22-cr-20023

Judge: Michael M. Mihm

Court: The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois (Sangamon County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Springfield

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Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child.

Decatur Man Sentenced to 300 Months in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child

A Decatur, Illinois, man, Tevin Ford, 29, was sentenced to 300 months in the Bureau of Prisons, to be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a child.

At the sentencing hearing, the government presented evidence that Ford had sexually assaulted three minors at a hotel room in Decatur in September of 2021. Also at the hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Michael M. Mihm found that Ford’s intent to abuse the minors had been clear from the beginning of the offense.

Ford pleaded guilty to the offense on September 14, 2023.

The statutory penalties for sexual exploitation of a child are 15 to 30 years imprisonment; a fine up to $250,000; and not less than five years of supervised release.

Decatur Police Department investigated the case with assistance from the United States Marshal Service. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elly Peirson and Rachel Ritzer represented the government in the prosecution

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 300 months in the Bureau of Prisons, to be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release

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