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ELIZABETH MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEX CRIMES INVOLVING CHILDREN
March 2, 2021
Juan Sanchez
WLKY
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An Elizabethtown man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release for his exploitation of underage boys.
Matthew Alexander Lyons, 34, was sentenced this week following his conviction on multiple counts of online enticement of a minor, production of child pornography, sex trafficking of minors and distribution/possession of child pornography, acting U.S. Attorney Michael Bennett announced.
According to a statement from Bennett’s office from the Western District of Kentucky, the investigation into Lyons began last year when a grandparent of one