New Zealander Troy Skinner has been charged in Virginia with four counts of production of child pornography and one count of kidnapping and attempted kidnapping.
A federal grand jury indictment alleged that from June 20 to June 22 last year, Skinner travelled from New Zealand to Virginia where he wilfully seized and confined the minor victim, and attempted to seize, confine, and kidnap the minor victim for ransom or another reason.
Skinner was shot in the neck by the girl’s mother as he tried to break into the 14-year-old’s home.
The grand jury indictment alleges the 25-year-old used the internet to carry out this offense.
It also alleges that Skinner knowingly used a minor from Goochland to produce two videos and two image files of child pornography on four occasions in February and March 2018.
If convicted of producing child pornography, Skinner faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison on each count.
The mandatory minimum for a kidnapping or attempted kidnapping charge is 25 years in prison and a maximum of life.
Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties with a federal district court judge to determine any sentence after taking into account the US Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
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