United States of America v. Davey Jonathan Sisk

Charlottesville, Virginia child sexual exploitation and child pornography criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.

Davey Jonathan Sisk, age 30, Culpeper, Virginia used the social media application "Telegram” to engage another individual, Anna Layher, to create videos and photos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and then send to him. These videos and photos involved victims as young as three years old. Anna Layher, who was prosecuted in the Eastern District of Virginia for her role in sexually exploiting these victims, also received a 40-year sentence in September 2024.



In addition, from 2021 through 2022, a 12-year-old minor living in Texas engaged in sexual intercourse with another minor child and then sold videos and images of these sexual encounters on the internet through various social media applications, including Snapchat. Sisk admitted to using the Snapchat username "JAKESMOOT2021” and to paying over $450 through Cash App to the 12-year-old minor in exchange for multiple sexually explicit images and videos.



Homeland Security Investigations in Harrisonburg, VA and Washington, D.C. investigated the case.



Assistant U.S. Attorney Sally J. Sullivan prosecuted the case.



18:2251.F SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN - 18:2251(a) and (e) - Attempted Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Exploitation of a Child - (2/14/2024)



18:2252A.F ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO - 18:2252A(a)(2) and (b) - Receipt of Child Pornography - (3/21/2023)

CBOP 480 months (210 months as to Ct. 3, 210 months as to Ct. 7, and 60 months as to Ct. 8. All sentences to run consecutively); SR Life as to each count to run concurrently; SA $300