Michigan City man sentenced to 17 years in prison for child pornography

49-year-old Ashley Harper admitted to taking sexually explicit cellphone pictures of a...
49-year-old Ashley Harper admitted to taking sexually explicit cellphone pictures of a 5-year-old in July of 2021.(WNDU)
Published: Sep. 15, 2022 at 4:24 PM EDT
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - On Thursday, a Michigan City man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the production of child pornography.

49-year-old Ashley D. Harper was sentenced on Thursday to 210 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release.

In March, Harper admitted to taking sexually explicit cellphone pictures of a 5-year-old child in July 2021.

The agencies involved with the investigation were Homeland Security Investigations, Indiana State Police, and the Michigan City Police Department.