SAN JOSE – A 42-year-old San Jose man is headed to federal prison for 30 years following his conviction on charges of possession of child pornography and attempted enticement of a minor, prosecutors said.
Christopher Schuette was arrested in February 2022, just two months after he finished serving a federal prison sentence for crimes including distribution of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. At the time, Schuette was found with a smartphone that contained more than 1,200 images of child pornography.
An investigation revealed Schuette had been using multiple Instagram profiles to talk with others about child pornography, prosecutors said, adding that he enticed an 11-year-old girl to create and send him sexually explicit videos of herself and others.
Prosecutors said Schuette told another Instagram user he was particularly attracted to girls between the ages of 7 and 9.
Schuette was indicted in June 2022 on the child pornography possession charge and in October 2022 on the attempted enticement charge. A jury convicted him in January 2023.
In addition to the prison term, Schuette must serve a lifetime of supervised release and pay restitution to his victims, prosecutors said. The amount will be determined at a later date.
Schuette, who has been in custody since his arrest in 2023, will begin serving his prison term immediately.