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New Orleans Man Sentenced to 360 Months for Engaging in Nationwide “Sextortion” Scheme That Victimized Children as Young as Seven Years Old

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that COLE DIGGS (a/k/a Kevon Godson) (“DIGGS”) , age 32, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 27, 2026, to 360 months of imprisonment by United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe after previously pleading guilty to producing files depicting the sexual exploitation of children, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 2251(a). Judge Ashe also sentenced...

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NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that COLE DIGGS (a/k/a Kevon Godson) (“DIGGS”) , age 32, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 27, 2026, to 360 months of imprisonment by United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe after previously pleading guilty to producing files depicting the sexual exploitation of children, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 2251(a). Judge Ashe also sentenced...

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    New Orleans Man Sentenced to 360 Months for Engaging in Nationwide “Sextortion” Scheme That Victimized Children as Young as Seven Years Old

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