The U.S. attorney's office said Thursday that a Jacksonville woman was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison, plus a life term of supervision once released from prison, for producing sexual abuse videos involving a 6-year-old.
Christine Alyce Slayman, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child pornography on Aug. 30, 2018, the U.S. attorney's office said.
Court documents say Slayman recorded herself with a cellphone sexually abusing a 6-year-old child from Virginia. The documents say the abuse happened for several months in 2015.
According to the U.S. attorney's office, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office got a tip about the alleged crime and then discovered the videos in Slayman’s Jacksonville home.
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According to documents, the videos showed Slayman engaging in sex acts with the child and directing the child to engage in sex acts. There were 18 different video files of the abuse.
“While today’s sentencing marks an end to the investigation and prosecution of this criminal, it is important to remember that a child will carry the scars of this crime for their lifetime,” said HSI Tampa Special Agent in Charge James C. Spero.
The U.S. attorney's office said this case was part of Project Safe Childhood, which is a nationwide initiative to fight child sexual exploitation and abuse. This particular case was investigated by JSO and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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