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Description: Fayetteville, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with production of child pornography and one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor.

In July 2020, Rogers Police Department received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding a Snapchat user that was uploading child sexual abuse material. The investigation led police to Michael Henderson LeClaire, 34, of Rogers, Arkansas. Results of search warrants conducted on LeClaire’s residence and electronics, showed LeClaire had produced videos of child sexual abuse material involving multiple minors. Multiple videos showed LeClaire sexually abusing an approximately 5-year-old male, 5-year-old female, and a 2-year-old male. Further, the investigation showed LeClaire had traveled across state lines to engage in sexual acts with two of the minors.

LeClaire was indicted by a Grand Jury in the Western District in July 2021 and entered a plea of guilty in November 2021.

U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement.

The Rogers Police Department and the Arkansas Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyler Williams prosecuted the case for the United States.

18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) and (e) Sexual Exploitation of a Minor via the Production of Child Pornography
(1s)

18 U.S.C. § 2241(c) and 2246(2) Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor
(2s)

Outcome: Sentenced to three hundred sixty (360) months imprisonment on Count 1s, to run concurrently to Count 2s. Supervised release for a term of: life on each count, to run concurrently with Count 2s; $100 assessment.

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