North Texas man sentenced to federal prison for producing child pornography

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Michael Bo Peacock, 50, of Denton, TX, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for a child pornography production and exploitation conspiracy.

Peacock and his Louisiana co-defendant exploited more than 100 child victims through threats, blackmail, and enticing them to produce explicit material.

The conspiracy operated on the dark web and social media, and was uncovered by the FBI's Child Exploitation Operational Unit.

DALLAS - A North Texas man was sentenced Friday to 40 years in federal prison for his involvement in a dark web conspiracy to produce child pornography and sexually exploit children, Acting Louisiana U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced.

Michael Bo Peacock, 50, of Denton, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell to 480 months in p