BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A registered sex offender already serving time in the state penitentiary has been sentenced to an additional 25 years after pleading guilty to attempted exploitation of a minor.
The Bismarck Tribune reports 38-year-old Garron Gonzalez was sentenced this week to 25 years in prison and 20 years of supervised release. He will start the sentence in 2025, when his term for gross sexual imposition is scheduled to end.
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigated Gonzalez for a probation violation and seized two cellphones which revealed Gonzalez had been in contact with several underage girls through social media and text messaging.
The U.S. Attorney's office says during the investigation authorities found nude images of a 15-year-old girl on Gonzalez's phone along with sexually explicit messages.