Leetonia man pleads guilty to child-porn charges
CLEVELAND — A 51-year-old Leetonia man has pleaded guilty to transmitting child pornography, interstate transportation of a 13-year-old girl for sex and forcing her and a 15-year-old girl to engage in sexually explicit conduct for production of a visual depiction of such conduct.
Lucas J. Ippolito pleaded guilty to the charges today before U.S. District Court Judge Patricia A. Gaughan, who will sentence him Dec. 10.
Federal sentencing guidelines call for 30 years to life in prison in this case, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
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