A man from Springfield will spend two decades in prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor.
Investigators say Jeffrey Saltkill contacted an 11-year-old girl from Minnesota in January of 2022, and maintained contact with her through February of that same year.
During the investigation, the FBI gained control of the girl’s phone and continued conversations with him to gain further evidence.
Saltkill was arrested on February 15, 2022.
According to the FBI, he had requested nude pictures of the girl after she had told Saltkill she was 12.
He admitted to the crime in a plea agreement in which he was found guilty of sexual exploitation of children.
Saltkill was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and will become a registered sex offender once he’s released.
