Feds: Schenectady man gets 20 years for sexually exploiting child

ALBANY – A Schenectady man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a 5-year-old child, U.S. Attorney’s officials said.

Ronald Horton, 24, previously pleaded guilty in the case, officials said.

He admitted then that he recorded multiple videos that depicted his sexual abuse of the child and then uploaded those videos t o an account he maintained on a blogging website, prosecutors said.

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U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino also imposed a 15-year term of supervised release, which will begin after his prison term is complete. He also must register as a sex offender.

The case waas investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the New York State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Kopita as part of Project Safe Childhood.