Baldwin County Woman and Florida Man Sentenced to 30 Years on Child Pornography Charges

United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces that Michael Daniel Kirk, age 56, of Lake Mary, Florida, and Jennifer Weekley, age 38, of Bay Minette, Alabama, were sentenced on March 22 after earlier pleading guilty to two counts charging violations of 18 USC Section 2251(a), Production of Child Pornography.   

A concerned citizen reported to the Bay Minette Police Department that he had found images on a woman’s phone of her engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a six year old and a three year old.  The investigation revealed that Weekley met Kirk on a dating website for adults, PlentyofFish.com.  They began a sexual relationship until Kirk moved to Sandford, Florida.  Kirk then instructed Weekley to perform sexual acts on the young children and photograph them.  Weekley then transmitted the images of sexual abuse to Kirk.      

At sentencing, the United States argued that the defendants had caused serious harm to these young children and recommended a sentence of thirty years.  Judge Kristi DuBose found that because of the nature and seriousness of the crimes, a high sentence was appropriate and  ordered that they each be imprisoned for 30 years. Following their release from prison, Kirk and Weekley will each be supervised by the United States Probation Office for 25 years, and each will be required to register as a sex offender.   

This case was investigated by the Bay Minette Police Department, the Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office and the  Federal Bureau of Investigation.