An Alabama man was sentenced to 160 years in prison by a federal judge for using the internet to find images and live video footage of violent sexual abuse of Filipina children.
The federal judge handed down the sentence against Benjamin Walter, 41, on Friday. He had been convicted on Oct. 5, 2021, of multiple counts of child pornography charges, including producing, distributing, and receiving child pornography. The investigation showed victims as young as five years old, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Prosecutors say Walter used messenger and webcam applications to seek women in the Philippines to “sexually abuse their own children and relatives,” Law and Crime reported.
Walter’s request to these women lasted approximately three years. Some of these requests included “directions to arrange for the gang rape of young children and to sexually assault several young children in other harmful ways.”
WAAY TV reported Walter sent money to the Philippines through Moneygram, Western Union, and other money remitters. The money was sent in 25 to 50 dollar increments.
The U.S. Department of Justice also shared that Walter exchanged emails with attachments of images and videos of young children engaged in sexual acts with adult men.
The investigation and prosecution of Walter’s case was part of a joint FBI and Homeland Security Investigations operation that targeted the buyers and sellers of these types of webcam shows in the Philippines.
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Good riddance to sub-human trash.