Sacramento Man Sentenced to over 17 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Christopher Jorden Booth-Hall, 32, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to 17 and a half years in prison to be followed by 20 years of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a minor, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, Booth-Hall took two images of a minor victim and sent them to other users of a messaging app. On his phone were multiple images and videos of child sexual abuse material.

This case was the product of an investigation by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Roger Yang prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.