California Pilot Sentenced to Life in Prison For Buying Children to Rape Them

California Pilot Sentenced to Life in Prison For Buying Children to Rape Them
L: Michael Carey Clemans. (United States District Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California); R: Sacramento, Calif. Screenshot via Google My Maps
Petr Svab
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Michael Carey Clemans, 57, of Sacramento was sentenced to life in prison for traveling to the Philippines to rape underage girls as young as seven. He also conspired to produce child pornography involving children as young as seven. Investigators found some 27,000 child pornography images.

According to Justice Department and FBI releases, Clemans traveled to Manila in November 2013 to have sex with minors, including an 11-year-old girl. He previously requested and received pornographic images of the girls he intended to rape.
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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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