An Orange County man was sentenced on Friday to 14 years in prison for exploiting at least a dozen girls online for his own sexual satisfaction, the Department of Justice announced.

James Styner, 20, of Garden Grove, pleaded guilty on March 28 to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor, one count of distribution of child pornography and three counts of receipt of child pornography.

The DOJ said that from the ages of 17 to 19, Styner targeted vulnerable girls between the ages of 12 and 17 in a pervasive online campaign to manipulate and exploit them for his own pleasure.

Styner admitted to participating in about 45 chats on Discord, an instant messaging and social platform with the slogan “Group chat that's all fun & games.” In these conversations, the DOJ said Styner would deman

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