GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Wyoming man will spend the next 50 years in federal prison after being sentenced for multiple charges related to child exploitation.
Timothy Baker, 42, was convicted of conspiracy to sexually exploit a child, coercion and enticement of a child, and committing both offenses while being required to register as a sex offender.
Authorities said they started investigating Baker in 2023 after a child reported that she had been sexually assaulted by him. Investigators were able to find evidence of the assault as well as evidence that Baker was working with another adult to produce child pornography with another victim.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation followed the leads and identified another victim who had been sexually assaulted by Baker.
“The exploitation and coercion revealed in this case was extremely disheartening,” said Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Michigan. “It is our mission to protect our youth by aggressively investigating individuals like these defendants, and we will continue this important work every day."
Baker was a previously convicted sex offender at the time of the incident.
In December of 2023, Baker was convicted by a jury on all three offenses after a two-day trial.
“The crime of child exploitation is so depraved in part because its victims are so vulnerable,” said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten. “My office, along with our law enforcement partners, commits to protect our kids and bring these offenders to justice.”
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