A Dandridge man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to multiple child porn charges last year.
On Wednesday, Glenn Fred Glatz, 68, of Dandridge, was sentenced to life in prison by Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge.
On July 28, 2023, a federal jury found Glatz guilty of four counts of production of child pornography, one count of receiving child pornography; three counts of transferring obscene matter to a minor under 16 years of age and one count of possession of child pornography.
According to court filed documents, this is the third conviction of Glatz for sexual crimes against children.
The evidence presented at trial showed that Glatz used , a social media platform, to befriend young girls which he then groomed and sexually exploited.
Witnesses testified that Glatz was on the sex offender registry for prior convictions involving the molestation of a young girl.
The evidence further demonstrated that he enticed at least two girls, ages 13 and 14, to produce live sexually explicit videos and images of themselves for Glatz to view over social media.
Additionally,Glatz sent the victims nude images to other young females in hopes of enticing other minors to send him sexual images of themselves.
U.S. Attorney Francis M. Hamilton, III of the Eastern District of Tennessee; and Special Agent in Charge Joseph E. Carrico of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made the announcement.
The criminal indictment was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This investigation was led by FBI Special Agent Bianca L. Pearson.
Assistant United States Attorneys Jennifer Kolman and Suzanne H. Sullivan represented the United States at trial.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006, by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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