Registered sex offender faces new child pornography charges

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By Mersadie Curtiss, WHIO.com

COLUMBUS — A 23-year-old man faces new child pornography charges while already registered as a sex offender.

Justin Jackson from Reynoldsburg is charged with producing child pornography, according to a spokesperson.

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Jackson is accused of requesting a 12-year-old girl from Kansas to send nude photos of herself on Discord and TikTok, according to court documents.

He is also accused of threatening to send the photographs and videos to the victim’s family and friends if she did not continue to meet his requests.

Jackson has a previous criminal history that includes two convictions of attempted illegal use of a minor in child pornography and of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material extorting an 11-year-old.

Registered sex offenders face a penalty enhancement of a mandatory 10 years in prison, consecutive to any other sentence imposed.

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