Dec. 20—MANTORVILLE, Minn. — A man facing 17 felony charges related to possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse materials was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Michael Nathan Williams, 21, of Rose Creek, was charged with seven counts of disseminating pornographic work involving minors. The remaining 10 charges were possessing pornographic work involving a minor.
Williams pleaded guilty to the first count of disseminating pornographic work involving a minor. In exchange for his plea, the remaining charges were dismissed.
Williams was previously convicted for possessing pornographic work in 2023.
According to the criminal complaint, a special agent with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension notified the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 9, 2022, that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a report of child sexual abuse images that had been uploaded to Twitter.
A phone number and an email address connected to the Twitter account were found to be owned by Williams.
The images depicted the sexual abuse of children in ages ranging from infant to young juvenile. Williams told police he had over 300 images on his electronic device and sent roughly 100 images.
Police found a conversation on a messaging application between Williams and another person where Williams sent at least seven videos of children being sexually abused to the other person.
Those experiencing sexual exploitation can call a 24-hour crisis line at 507-289-0636 to speak to someone who can direct you towards help.