(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In Federal Court in Sacramento yesterday, 50-year-old Brent Hooten of Marysville pled guilty to distributing child pornography and sexually exploiting a child. The plea announcement says the FBI investigation produced evidence that in May of 2021, Hooten “distributed images of a child under the age of 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct over the Kik messaging app.”

Sentencing is scheduled for September 12th. Hooten faces a minimum 20 years in prison and a maximum of 50 years.