A Richland man was sentenced Friday to 28 years in federal prison for charges related to child pornography.
Zayne Barbre, 29, recorded himself sexually assaulting young boys and sending those videos to other adult men, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
He would drug 14 and 15-year-old boys with methamphetamine before engaging in sexual activity with them. The boys became addicted and he would continue to rape them in exchange for providing them with drugs, according to information disclosed in court proceedings.
He engaged in human trafficking by making a boy prostitute himself to other men in exchange for meth and money, and he "enforced his will" by saying he had a gun. At times, he would also drug his victims without their knowledge and handcuffed them while sexually assaulting them.
After Barbre's arrest, authorities found 170 images and 272 videos of child abuse. Over 60 images and 24 videos were likely created by Barbre himself.
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