Farmington man accused of sexual exploitation
MetroCreative
A resident of Farmington was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Nathan Fike, 40, is accused of possessing and distributing materials that showed the sexual exploitation of a minor between October 2023 and February 2024, according to a release from federal prosecutors.
The law provides for a maximum total sentence of not less than five years and up to 40 years
in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both.
The indictment occurred in connection with Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated, nationwide enforcement effort to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators.
The program has resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders over a five-day period, representatives of the Department of Justice and FBI announced Wednesday.
The coordinated effort was executed by all 55 FBI field offices, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) in the department’s Criminal Division, and United States Attorneys’ Offices around the country.