A Georgetown, Kentucky man has been sentenced to 348 months in federal prison for producing child pornography. George Michael Brock Jr., 49, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell following an investigation that revealed he used online platforms to exploit minors.
Law enforcement first became aware of Brock’s activities in 2016 after reports indicated he used the social media application MeetMe to lure underage victims into nude modeling. Brock was previously convicted in 2018 for using electronic communications to procure a minor and, upon his release in July 2019, was placed under sex offender supervision and registration requirements for five years.
According to court documents, on January 11, 2023, while still under those requirements, Brock contacted a minor through Skype and directed them to produce sexually explicit images of themselves. The victim complied with his requests. Records showed that Brock engaged in similar conversations with multiple other minors and shared many of the explicit images with a friend over the internet.
Federal law requires Brock to serve at least 85 percent of his prison term. After his release, he will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for life.
“Paul McCaffrey, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Olivia Olson, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, Louisville Field Division; and Chief Darin Allgood, Georgetown Police Department, jointly announced the sentence.”
The case was investigated by the FBI and Georgetown Police Department with support from the Kentucky Division of Probation and Parole. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Melton prosecuted the case.
The prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, a national initiative started by the Department of Justice in 2006 to address child sexual exploitation and abuse online. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
