PRAIRIEBURG, Iowa (KCRG) - A Prairieburg man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting at least 6 children.

United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams sentenced Bryce Hans Plower, 37, on October 1 in Cedar Rapids.

He pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography on April 17.

In a plea agreement, Plower confessed that he coerced multiple children to send him sexually explicit pictures and videos of themselves, some as young as 12 years old.

Plower paid several of children, sometimes as little as $1, for the pictures and videos.

At least two children under the age of 16 sent Plower sexual content after this transaction.

A search of Plower’s phone showed he had child pornography on his phone, some of it

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