CLEVELAND — A Lorain County man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for grooming minor girls to send him sexually explicit images through Snapchat.

Joshua Glover, 36, of Elyria, pleaded guilty in July to receipt and distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and to possession of child pornography, which is also known as child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster sentenced Glover on Nov. 25. He will also serve 10 years of supervised release and pay $2,000 toward a monetary reserve for CSAM victims.

“Glover’s vile and despicable manipulation of underage girls has come to an end. He will no longer commit these heinous and horrendous crimes against vulnerable children,” said United States Attorney David M.

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