RAPID CITY, SD (KOTA) – Taylor Bloomgren, 23, appeared in federal court Friday on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography.

Bloomgren reached a plea deal, pleading guilty to receiving child pornography, with other charges against him dismissed.

In the case’s statement of facts, Bloomgren admits to phone sex and exchanging nude photos and videos with a girl who was under 12 when he started communicating with her.

It happened between 2021 and 2023.

With his plea agreement, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison with a maximum sentence of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.

No date has been set for a sentencing hearing.

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