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Catholic Priest Shawn Ratigan Plead Guilty to Child Porn Charges of Several Girls

Shawn Ratigan around young girls

Shawn Ratigan amongst children- Photo: rjsciurus.com

Catholic Priest Shawn Ratigan Plead Guilty to Child Porn Charges of Several Girls

The former priest Shawn Ratigan pleaded guilty to four counts of producing child pornography and one count of attempting to produce child pornography using girls as young as 2 years old. The photos were taken with still cameras and a cell phone. They included close-up pictures of the young girls’ private areas.

If convicted, he faces 15-30 years in prison on each of the five counts. He was arrested last year.

David Ketchmark, acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri said: