An Arlington man will spend the next 16 years of his life in jail for producing and possessing child pornography.
On Friday, 29-year-old Patrick Joseph Friedel was sentenced after originally pleading guilty in January. Friedel met five young teenagers online and exchanged sexually explicit images with them. According to court documents, Friedel sent the teenagers pictures of other minors engaged in sexual activity. He also threatened the teenagers, saying he would post images online and tell parents about their activities.
In addition to his online contact, Friedel met with one of the teenage girls three times and engaged in inappropriate sexual activity with her. He took pictures and videos of this encounter, “including depictions of violent acts.”
Homeland Security and the Fairfax county police department helped investigate the case. Friedel will spend 129 months in prison for his crimes, followed by 10 years of probation.
