Michigan Man Sentenced to 204 Months in Prison

HAMMOND – Justin Jack Miller, 30 years old, of Escanaba, Michigan, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to production and attempted production of child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L.  Nommay.

Miller was sentenced to 204 months in prison and ordered to serve life on supervised release.

According to documents in the case, between August 2022 and September 2022, Miller misrepresented himself as a 14-year-old male using a the social media application to knowingly persuade and entice, and attempt to persuade and entice a minor under the age of twelve to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of such conduct.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the Valparaiso Police Department, the Indiana State Police, the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Wisconsin Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Michigan State Police, and the Escanaba Department of Public Safety. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nadia D. Wardrip.

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. In 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.