LANSING, MI - A man from Cadillac was sentenced this week to up to 30 years in prison for child sex crimes committed in 2018.

Edward Eugene Smith, 35, formerly of Cadillac and most recently residing in Seattle, Washington, was sentenced on Oct. 23 to between 10- and 30-years prison by visiting Judge Bill Fagerman in the 28th Circuit Court in Wexford County.

Smith took nude photos in 2018 of a then-14-year-old victim, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

Then-28-year-old Smith “contrived a scenario” to convince a 14-year-old high school student to pose partially nude while he photographed her in his apartment, the press release stated.

A roommate discovered the photographs on a device owned by Smith and alerted authorities.

Smith was charged criminally by the Wexford Co

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