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Michael Gordon

NC man who livestreamed sex abuse of Filipino children receives a record prison sentence

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jake Ross paid a mother in the Philippines to sexually abuse her children while he watched it live, 8,800 miles away.

Now he will be paying with the rest of his life.

On Friday, the McDowell County man was sentenced to 55 years in prison for his conviction on a half-dozen child pornography charges. Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger of Asheville also added a lifetime of court supervision should the 47-year-old Ross live long enough to serve out his term.

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