An Indiana man accused of being the mastermind behind an elaborate plot to kill an Anchorage teen in 2019 pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal child pornography charge linked to the slaying.
: 16-year-old Kayden McIntosh, 19-year-old Caleb Leyland and two teens who have not been publicly identified and are facing charges in the juvenile justice system.in Chugiak, where she was bound with duct tape, shot in the back of the head and dumped in the Eklutna River. Brehmer sent videos and photos of the killing to Schilmiller on Snapchat, according to the indictment in the state murder case.
In the days after Hoffman’s killing, Schilmiller directed Brehmer to sexually assault two minors between the ages of 8 and 15, according to the affidavit. Investigators found explicit videos of one of the minors sent by Brehmer to Schilmiller, the affidavit said.Schilmiller is scheduled for sentencing on the child pornography charge in October. The open plea agreement means he could receive a sentence of 15 to 30 years, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason said during Thursday’s hearing.
“It’s obviously an unusual circumstance,” Alexander said. “And the production conduct is inextricably intertwined with their conspiracy for the homicide, as well. So that’s certainly, from our perspective, an aggravating factor.”
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