A North Dakota man has been sentenced to sixty years in federal prison on eight counts of sexual exploitation of minors, followed by lifetime supervised release.
Sixty-three-year-old Dwayne Gerard Sr. of Karlsruhe pleaded guilty in August.
The U-S Attorney’s Office says law enforcement learned of the case after it was reported that Gerard had repeatedly sexually abused two children.
A search of his electronic devices revealed images and videos depicting his sexual abuse of the children.
During the sentencing, Judge Daniel Hovland called the defendant “a parent’s worst nightmare” and one of the worst cases he has seen on the bench.
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